Today, let’s explore with TasteVN and add 2 delicious, nutritious, and extremely simple ways to cook pea porridge, perfect for your little one to change their taste every day. Let’s get cooking and immediately make these 2 enticing porridge dishes!
1. Pea porridge with salmon flakes
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Pea porridge with salmon flakes For 1 child
Rice 20 gr Fresh salmon 200 gr Peas 30 gr A piece of ginger 1 slice Unsweetened fresh milk 150 ml Olive oil 1 teaspoon Fish sauce 1 teaspoon
How to choose simple and nutritious salmon floss
- When buying salmon floss, you should choose products with clear origin, carefully packaged, providing all necessary information such as: expiration date, ingredient list, production date,….
- To ensure food safety, you should choose salmon floss from reputable brands sold in supermarkets, with a production date as close to the purchase date as possible.
- Do not buy salmon floss past its expiration date, showing signs of mold, uneven color, and moisture inside.
- Additionally, you can make simple, nutritious salmon floss at home with detailed instructions from TasteVN.
Tools needed
Hand blender, steamer pot, spoon, pot, plate,…
How to make Pea porridge with salmon flakes
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Prepare the ingredients
To remove the fishy smell of salmon, soak the salmon in a bowl with 150ml of unsweetened milk for about 5 minutes, then take it out and place it on a plate.
If the peas have already been shelled, you only need to rinse them twice with water and let them drain. If the type you bought is unshelled, use a knife to gently cut the top and then peel the pod to get the peas inside, rinse briefly with water and let them drain.
How to clean salmon properly, without fishy smell
- Method 1: Soak the salmon in a mixture of lemon juice and diluted salt for about 30 seconds to 1 minute, then rinse with clean water.
- Method 2: Crush a few slices of ginger and add it to a bowl with 400ml of white wine, then add the salmon, soak for about 7 – 10 minutes, and rinse with clean water.
See details: How to prepare and remove the fishy smell of salmon correctly
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Make salmon flakes
Place a pot on the stove, add 200ml of water, put a steamer on top and add the salmon plate, adding a few slices of peeled and sliced ginger on top. Cover and steam for about 10 minutes until the salmon is cooked, then turn off the heat.
Take the salmon plate out and use a fork to mash it. Next, place a pan on the stove, add the mashed salmon to the pan, and stir-fry gently over low heat for about 2 minutes until the salmon becomes fragrant and crumbly, then add 1 teaspoon of fish sauce.
Continue to stir-fry over low heat for about 2 more minutes until the salmon is dry and becomes flakes, then stop.
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Cooking porridge
Add 20g of rice and 500ml of water into a pot, place the pot on the stove, and cook on low heat for about 10 minutes until the rice is soft and turns into porridge.
Add 30g of green peas and continue to cook on low heat for another 5 minutes until the peas are tender. Then, use a hand blender to puree the porridge at low speed for about 1 minute until the peas and porridge are smooth and blend together into a light green color.
Then pour the pureed porridge into a bowl, add 1 teaspoon of olive oil and a little bit of salmon floss just made. Mix well and let the baby enjoy!
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Final product
The green pea porridge with salmon floss, once completed, will have an enticing aroma of olive oil. When eaten, you will feel the soft, creamy porridge combined with the rich flavor of salmon floss and the natural sweetness of green peas.
This porridge is best enjoyed hot. Cook it and let your beloved baby enjoy it right away!
2. Pea porridge with sweet potato
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Preparation
5 minutes
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Cooking
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Pea porridge with sweet potato For 1 child
Peas 40 gr Sweet potato 30 gr Water 150 ml
How to choose good sweet potatoes that are not fibrous
- When buying sweet potatoes, you should choose those that are medium-sized, not too large, as those that are too big tend to be fibrous and not tasty.
- In addition, when buying sweet potatoes, you should choose those that have a smooth surface without cracks or chips, feel heavy, firm, and not bruised.
- Avoid buying sweet potatoes that have deep spots, are black in color, or have holes on the skin, as these may be rotten or unusable.
How to cook Pea porridge with sweet potato
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Prepare the ingredients
The peas you buy should be rinsed briefly with water and drained. The sweet potato should be washed clean, peeled, and then cut into thin slices about 1/2 finger length.
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Boil sweet potato and peas
Place a pot on the stove, add 40g of washed peas, 30g of peeled and sliced sweet potato, and 150ml of water into the pot. Use a spoon to mix well and boil over medium heat for about 11 – 12 minutes until the sweet potato and peas are soft, then turn off the stove.
After that, mash the sweet potato and pour it into a bowl.
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Mash sweet potatoes and peas
After boiling the sweet potatoes, use a strainer, take a spoon to mash the sweet potatoes through the strainer and put them into a bowl.
If while mashing you find that the sweet potatoes are dry and do not pass through the strainer into the bowl below, you can add a little of the boiled water from the sweet potatoes and peas, and continue mashing until finished.
For the peas, you do the same; after mashing, discard the skins that cannot be mashed.
Finally, you just need to pour the remaining boiled water from the sweet potatoes and peas into the mashed sweet potatoes and mix well so that the baby can enjoy!
Tip: To save time, you can wait for the sweet potatoes, peas, and the boiled water to cool a bit, then put them into a blender and puree until smooth.
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Final Product
Pea and potato shrimp porridge is completed with a beautiful fresh green color. When tasting, you will feel the warm, soft texture along with a slight nuttiness and gentle sweetness that is incredibly appealing.
Rest assured, your child will be provided with all the necessary nutrients and will absolutely love it!
Where to Buy Peas?
- Currently, fresh peas are widely sold in markets, supermarkets, agricultural product stores, or on reputable e-commerce sites.
- To ensure food safety, you should choose to buy from supermarkets or reputable organic stores in the market. The price for 1 kg of fresh peas ranges from 80,000 to 100,000 VND (price updated in September 2021).
- When purchasing, you should choose bags of peas with a production date closest to the purchase date. If the bag of peas you intend to choose has any with spots or any peas that bulge out from the surface, you should not buy them! Because those peas are old, cooking them will be fibrous and not delicious.
- You should choose to buy young peas, with a shiny green skin, uniform color, still looking fresh, and with stems firmly attached to the peas.
- If you like, you can buy seeds and grow peas for the family to enjoy, although it will take a little time.
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Hope that through the guidance steps from TasteVN, you can successfully make 2 ways to cook pea porridge that is delicious, flavorful, and nutritious for your baby! Wishing you success.
