Frog meat is rich in calcium and protein, so it is often prepared as porridge for weaning babies. Let’s cook with TasteVN to see 2 delicious and appealing ways to cook frog porridge with mung beans and frog porridge with straw mushrooms for our beloved little ones!
1. Frog porridge with mung beans
Preparation
10 minutes
Cooking
45 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Frog porridge with mung beans Serves 2
Frog meat 100 gr White rice 20 gr Mung beans 20 gr Shallots 3 bulbs (small onions) Ginger 1 piece Green onions 2 pieces Lemon 1 fruit Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 1/2 teaspoon (for children) Seasoning powder 1/3 teaspoon (for children) Ground pepper 1/5 teaspoon Salt 1 tablespoon
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How to prepare Frog Porridge with Mung Beans
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Prepare the ingredients
You wash the rice and mung beans clean, then drain. Ginger is washed clean and crushed.
For the green onions, wash them clean, tie one bunch, and chop another into small pieces. The bulb onion is peeled and minced.
The frog meat is thoroughly massaged with coarse salt and the juice of 1 lemon, then rinsed clean with water. Next, use a sharp knife to remove the white tendons.
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Blanch and chop the frog meat
Boil a pot of water, add the green onions and ginger, and boil for another minute. Next, you add the frog to blanch for about 1 minute, then remove the frog and chop the meat into bite-sized pieces.
Tip: Depending on your preference, you can debone at this step instead of waiting for the porridge to cook before removing the bones. -
Marinate and stir-fry frog meat
Mix the frog meat evenly with 1/2 of the minced shallots, 1/2 teaspoon of fish sauce for children, 1/3 teaspoon of child-friendly seasoning, and 1/5 teaspoon of ground pepper. Marinate for about 5 minutes for the frog to absorb the seasonings.
Heat 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, add the remaining minced shallots to sauté until fragrant, then add the frog meat and stir continuously until the meat is firm.
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Cook the porridge
Put a pot of water on the stove, add rice and green mung beans, turn on high heat until the water boils, then lower the heat and cook the porridge for about 15 minutes before adding the stir-fried frog meat, and cook for another 25 minutes.
When the frog meat is tender, you can easily pick out the frog bones from the pot of porridge. After removing all the bones, season to taste, sprinkle some chopped scallions, stir well, and turn off the heat to complete.
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Final product
The green mung bean frog porridge is fragrant and sweet, the frog meat is tender without being fishy, incredibly appealing and full of nutrients for children. Show off your cooking skills right away!
2. Frog porridge with mung beans and straw mushrooms
Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
45 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Frog porridge with mung beans and straw mushrooms For 4 people
Frog meat 1 kg Straw mushrooms 200 gr Mung beans 100 gr White rice 50 gr Garlic 4 cloves Shallots 3 bulbs Fried onions/garlic 1 tablespoon Green onions 3 stalks Ginger 1 knob (smashed) Rice wine 50 ml Cooking oil 4 tablespoons Common seasoning a little (salt/sugar/seasoning powder)
How to choose fresh and delicious straw mushrooms
- Good straw mushrooms are still in bud form, round or cylindrical, and feel slightly firm when pressed gently.
- Choose mushrooms that are uniform in size for a more visually appealing and tasty dish.
- Black or gray straw mushrooms are tastier than the white ones. Fresh mushrooms should have bright colors and a distinctive mushroom aroma.
- Avoid selecting mushrooms that smell bad, appear dull, feel soft and mushy to the touch, or have grown too large, as these are likely stale and won’t taste good.
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How to make Mung Bean Frog Porridge with Straw Mushrooms
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Prepare the ingredients
Mung beans are washed clean, soaked in water for 1 – 2 hours, then drained.
White rice should be cleaned. Shallots and garlic are peeled and minced. The green onion’s bulb is cut into pieces, and the leaves are chopped finely.
Straw mushrooms are trimmed at the base to clean them, then soaked in a diluted saltwater solution for about 10 minutes, and rinsed again with water, then drained. If the mushrooms are large, cut them in half or into thirds for easier eating.
To eliminate the fishy smell, rub the frog meat thoroughly with a mixture of white alcohol and smashed ginger, then rinse it under running water until clean.
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Cooking porridge
Place a pot of water on the stove, pour rice and mung beans into the pot, turn on high heat to bring to a boil, then lower the heat and let it simmer for about 40 minutes. During this time, you can prepare other ingredients.
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Grinding and stir-frying frog meat
Mix half of the frog meat with a little fried garlic and onion, then put it in a meat grinder to grind finely. The remaining frog meat should be added to the pot of porridge cooking on the stove, stirring well.
Next, place a pan on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, heat it up, add half of the chopped garlic and onion to fry until golden and fragrant, then add the ground frog meat, stir well, and season the pan with 1 teaspoon of seasoning, stir for about 5 minutes until the frog meat is cooked and firm, then turn off the heat.
After stir-frying, pour all the frog meat into the pot of porridge and stir well.
Note: If you are cooking porridge for a baby, make sure to remove all the frog bones before grinding to make the porridge softer and tastier. -
Stir-fried straw mushrooms
Place a pan on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, heat it up, then add the remaining minced garlic and onion to sauté until fragrant, then add the straw mushrooms and stir evenly, seasoning with 1 teaspoon of salt, stir for about 5 minutes until the mushrooms are cooked, then turn off the heat.
Once the mushrooms are cooked, pour them into the pot of porridge that is cooking on the stove.
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Completion
Add 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of sugar, and 1 teaspoon of seasoning to the pot of porridge, stir well, cook for another 5 minutes, then add chopped green onions, adjust seasoning to taste, and turn off the heat.
Scoop the porridge into a bowl, when serving, sprinkle a little fried garlic and chopped pepper for added flavor.
Note: Because children under 1 year old should not eat too much salt, if you are cooking porridge for a baby, you should scoop out enough for the baby to eat separately, then season the remaining porridge. -
Final product
The frog porridge with green beans is sweet and flavorful, with the green beans being creamy and the straw mushrooms having a chewy texture, making this porridge delicious and suitable for baby-led weaning, as well as a nutritious breakfast for the whole family. Wish you success!
How to choose fresh and delicious frog meat
- Good frogs are large, uniform in size, and have brownish-yellow skin. It is best to buy live frogs and process them immediately after cleaning to ensure the dish has a delicious flavor.
- If you cannot buy live frogs, you should purchase frozen frogs from reputable food stores or supermarkets.
- Avoid choosing frogs that look too fat, have black skin, large heads, and move quite sluggishly; these are farmed frogs, which have soft and mushy meat and are not as tasty as wild frogs.
How to choose delicious green beans
- You should choose beans that are of moderate and uniform size, not too large, and when squeezed, they should be firm and not easily breakable.
- Avoid selecting beans that have unusual colors, signs of mold or pests, or have a strange smell when sniffed.
How to clean frogs properly, without fishy smell
- Step 1: Skin and gut: Cut off the frog’s head, then skin it and remove all the internal organs. Next, remove the spine, using a sharp knife to scrape off all the tendons and blood vessels on the frog’s thighs. If you’re not used to it, you can ask the seller to help.
- Step 2: Wash the frog: Using alcohol mixed with crushed ginger to wash the frog will help eliminate the fishy smell very effectively. Additionally, you can use lemon and vinegar to wash the frog, but it is less effective than alcohol and ginger.
TasteVN has just guided you on how to cook 2 frog porridge dishes with green beans that are delicious and tasty, making a perfect meal for babies while also changing up the flavors for the whole family. Wishing you success!
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