2 Ways to Cook Delicious Mackerel Tomato Porridge and Mackerel Floss Porridge for Weaning Babies

Prepare the ingredients

Buy mackerel, wash it clean, then marinate with 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder, 4 slices of fresh ginger, and 1 teaspoon of fish sauce.

Wash the tomatoes and drain, chop the green onions, peel and finely chop the garlic, and finely chop the shallots.

Cooking plain rice porridge

Rinse the rice with clean water 1 – 2 times to remove dirt, then put it into a slow cooker; measure the water to be 2 times the amount of rice and cook using the steaming method for 1.5 hours to make the porridge really smooth.

Boiling tomatoes

Put the tomatoes into a pot and add enough water to cover the tomatoes. Then cook over high heat until the water boils for about 1 minute, then remove the tomatoes to cool.

Cutting tomatoes

After the tomatoes cool down, peel off the skin, then cut the tomatoes into small pieces.

Stir-fried tomatoes with mackerel

Add about 2 teaspoons of cooking oil for the baby into a pot, wait for the oil to heat up, then add the chopped onion and garlic and sauté until fragrant. When the onion starts to turn golden, add the tomatoes and stir-fry for about 2 minutes, then add about 200ml of water and bring the tomato sauce to a boil.

After the tomato sauce has boiled, add the marinated fish and cook over high heat until boiling, then reduce the heat and cook for another 10 minutes until the fish is tender.

Cooking porridge with tomatoes and mackerel

Place the pot on the stove and add the amount of porridge cooked for one meal for the baby, then add the tomato sauce to the porridge. Depending on whether you want the porridge to be thick or thin, you can add a little or a lot of tomato sauce. Then cook over high heat until the porridge boils again.

Next, add the shredded mackerel into the pot of porridge. When the porridge boils, stir to check if it is thin or thick to adjust the amount of water. You can add a little fish sauce to suit the baby’s taste.

After the porridge has boiled for about 5 minutes, add the green onions and stir well. Wait for the porridge to boil for another 1-2 minutes, then turn off the heat and let the porridge cool.

Final product

After completing, you will have a delicious mackerel tomato porridge that is full of nutrients for your baby. This porridge is very suitable for babies who are starting to eat solid food.

Prepare the ingredients

Clean the mackerel and let it drain, wash the Japanese mustard greens and chop them into small pieces for the child to eat easily.

Boil the mackerel

Put a pot on the stove, pour in about 100 ml of water, then add the mackerel and 3 slices of ginger and boil over medium heat for about 10 minutes from the time the water boils. Then take it out and let it cool.

Shred the mackerel

Remove the skin and bones from the boiled fish, then shred it into small pieces, after that put it in a mortar and pound it until the fish is finely shredded. Next, use chopsticks to fluff the fish to make it easier to create the dried mackerel.

Making mackerel shredded fish

You add 1 spoon of fish sauce to the fish and mix well. Next, you place a pot on the stove and add about 2 teaspoons of cooking oil, wait for the oil to heat up, then add the fish and stir continuously over medium heat until the fish smells fragrant.

Cooking porridge

You add a bowl of pre-cooked porridge into a pot and pour in about 100 ml of filtered water, then cook until the porridge boils again, after that, you add the finely chopped Japanese water spinach and cook for about 5 more minutes over medium heat, then turn off the stove.

You can add fish sauce if the baby is over 1 year old, but if the baby is under 1 year old, you may not need to add extra fish sauce.

Final Product

After the porridge is cooked, you just need to add mackerel floss into the porridge. The mackerel floss porridge is not only fragrant and delicious but also full of nutrients from fish and vegetables, which will help your baby eat well and enjoy eating more.