Are you unsure about what to cook for your baby’s weaning menu? Don’t worry, let TasteVN suggest 2 ways to cook frog porridge for your baby with easy-to-make green pumpkin and red pumpkin. Save the recipe right away and get cooking these delicious and nutritious porridge dishes now!
1. Frog Porridge with Green Pumpkin (Winter Melon)
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Frog Porridge with Green Pumpkin (Winter Melon) Serves 2 bowls
White porridge 200 gr (1 small bowl) Frog 3 pieces (about 500gr) Green pumpkin 1/4 piece Fresh ginger 1 piece (sliced) Spring onion 1 stalk Olive oil 1 tablespoon Salt/ seasoning powder A little
How to choose fresh and delicious green pumpkin (gourd)
- When buying, choose large, firm, and plump fruits with a green skin color. Avoid fruits that are black as they are old, have many seeds, and will taste sour when eaten.
- A good gourd will feel heavy and solid in hand, you can press your fingernail into it, and the skin should not be soft (a soft fruit is wilted or has been stored for too long).
- A good gourd usually has a thick and stout stem, which indicates that it is young and just right for eating, with a delicious and characteristic sweetness.
Tools needed
Hand blender or meat grinder, steamer set, pan, bowl, knife, cutting board,…
How to prepare Frog Porridge with green pumpkin (gourd)
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Prepare frog meat
When you buy frogs, remove the skin, tendons, and blood vessels because these parts often contain a lot of parasites. Only keep the frog legs to cook porridge for the baby.
Rinse the frogs under running water once. Then, add 4 – 5 tablespoons of salt to the frog meat, rub it thoroughly and let it sit for 5 minutes.
After 5 minutes, rinse thoroughly with water and let it drain.
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Prepare other ingredients
Peel and wash the ginger, then slice it thinly. Wash the green onion and chop it finely.
Peel the green pumpkin, remove the seeds, and wash it thoroughly, then cut it into small pieces.
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Steam the ingredients
Add the sliced ginger into the bowl containing the frog meat.
Prepare a steaming pot. Add water to the pot and place the steaming tray on top.
Put the bowl with green pumpkin and the bowl with frog meat inside the pot, close the lid, and turn on the heat to high, until the water boils, then lower the heat and continue steaming for another 5 – 7 minutes.
After steaming for 10 minutes, turn off the heat and take out the frog and green pumpkin.
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Separating and Stir-frying Frog Meat
Wait for the frog to cool, then separate the frog meat.
Next, place a pan on the stove and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil; wait for the oil to heat up, then add chopped green onions and sauté until fragrant. Add the frog meat and stir-fry on low heat for 3 – 5 minutes.
Tip: For children over 18 months, you can add a little seasoning to make it suitable for weaning.
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Blending Pumpkin and Frog Meat
Add the green pumpkin into a hand blender or meat grinder and blend until smooth, then place it in a bowl.
Next, add the frog meat into the grinder, blend until smooth, and also transfer it to a bowl.
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Completion
Place a pot on the stove, add a bowl of pre-cooked white porridge to the pot. Next, add the green pumpkin along with the blended frog meat into the pot.
Stir well and boil the porridge for about 1 – 2 minutes, then turn off the heat.
Serve the porridge in a bowl, add a little olive oil from the pan that cooked the frog meat on top, and it’s done.
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Final Product
Green pumpkin frog porridge is soft, with the sweet aroma of frog, rice, and green pumpkin. This porridge is not only delicious but also very nutritious for babies starting to eat solids. Wish you success!
2. Red pumpkin frog porridge
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Processing
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Pumpkin Frog Porridge For 1 bowl
Frog 1 piece (about 150 – 200gr) White porridge 200 gr (1 small bowl) Pumpkin 1/4 fruit (about 100gr) Sliced ginger 5 slices Olive oil 1 tablespoon Salt/ seasoning powder a little
How to choose fresh and delicious pumpkin
- When choosing a good quality pumpkin, you should prioritize those that feel heavy and firm when held in hand.
- The pumpkin should not be bruised, should not have deep scars, and should not show signs of being soft or slimy.
- Choose pumpkins with stems that are not soft or bruised, and it is better to select pumpkins with stems longer than 2cm because if not cooked immediately, they can be stored longer.
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How to prepare Pumpkin Frog Porridge
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Prepare the ingredients
The frog you buy should have its skin, tendons, and blood vessels removed, keeping only the frog thighs to cook porridge for the baby.
Wash the frog with salt water, then marinate with 3 – 5 slices of ginger for about 5 – 7 minutes to reduce the fishy smell. Next, boil water and blanch the frog for 3 – 5 minutes.
For the pumpkin, peel it, remove the seeds and wash it thoroughly, then let it drain.
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Chop frog meat and pumpkin
Use your hands to separate the frog meat and tear it into small pieces. Then, finely mince the frog meat.
Next, use a knife or peeler to chop the pumpkin into smaller pieces.
Tip: To save time and make it easier for kids to eat, you can put the frog meat and pumpkin into a hand blender or meat grinder to blend them.
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Cooking porridge
Place a pot with about 500ml of water on the stove, and bring it to a boil before adding the pumpkin. Cook the pumpkin for about 3 – 5 minutes, until it is tender, then add the pre-cooked white porridge. Use a spoon to mash the porridge to prevent lumps.
When the porridge starts to boil, add the frog meat. Wait for the porridge to boil again, then season it with a pinch of seasoning (about 1/4 teaspoon).
Cook for another 2 minutes, then turn off the heat, and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Finally, scoop the porridge into a bowl and get ready for the baby to enjoy!
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Final product
The frog porridge with pumpkin is soft, with the sweet and fragrant taste of frog meat and pumpkin. This porridge is truly a dish that is not only delicious but also highly nutritious for the baby. Now, mothers no longer need to worry about what to feed the baby, right?
How to choose fresh and delicious frog meat
- To choose quality frogs, you should buy them from September onwards because this is when frog meat is the best.
- You should select frogs that are large, uniform in size, with bright eyes, a slender head, strong legs, and a belly that is usually white or slightly yellow, with skin that is brownish-yellow.
- Choose live frogs; do not purchase frozen frogs.
How to clean frogs, no fishy smell
Step 1: Remove certain parts of the frog
- Frog head: Use one hand to hold the frog and the other hand to hold a knife to cut off the frog’s head.
- Frog skin: If you keep the frog’s skin, you should wash it thoroughly to remove all parasites (since frogs live in muddy areas). If you remove the skin, you just need to pull the skin strongly starting from the part of the frog’s head you just chopped off.
- Internal organs: This part contains many impurities, which are not good for consumption, so you need to remove all of it.
- Spinal column: This is a part that sellers often inject anesthetics into the frogs, so removing the frog’s spine is necessary to ensure safety for health.
Step 2: Wash the frog
- Method 1: Use alcohol and ginger to wash the frog, to eliminate bacteria and remove the fishy smell of the frog.
- Method 2: Use vinegar and salt to wash the frog, which has a similar effect to method 1 but is less effective.
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Above is a detailed guide on 2 ways to cook frog porridge for babies with green and red squash that is delicious and nutritious, yet extremely simple. TasteVN hopes that this article will provide you with more suggestions for your beloved baby’s menu. Wishing you success in your cooking!
*Image references and recipes are from the two YouTube channels Mama Bear Raising Kids and Moon Moon
