Today, TasteVN will guide you through 2 ways to cook eel porridge with bok choy and spinach that are incredibly delicious and nutritious, providing all the essential nutrients for babies in the weaning age. Let’s get cooking and immediately prepare these 2 porridge dishes!
1. Eel Porridge with Bok Choy
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
25 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Eel Porridge with Bok Choy Serves 1 bowl
Rice 80 gr (1/3 can of milk) Eel meat 100 gr (1/2 eel) Bok choy 300 gr Shallots 2 bulbs Rice washing water 500 ml Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Salt/seasoning powder a little
How to Choose Fresh Bok Choy
- You should choose bok choy that has bright green color, smooth and glossy leaves, with no dark spots, rot, wilting, or yellowing leaves.
- Additionally, fresh bok choy will have stems that are light green or white, not rotten, and without black or yellow spots. When you lift it, it should feel heavy and proportionate to the size of the bok choy.
- Avoid purchasing large bok choy that feels light, as these are often old and have been sitting for a long time.
Required tools
Blender, rice cooker, spoon, plate, pot,…
How to make Eel Porridge with Bok Choy
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Prepare the ingredients
To remove all the slime and fishy smell from the eel, soak it in rice water for about 10 minutes until you feel the slime has reduced. Then proceed to gut the eel, removing all the internal organs and rinsing it clean with saltwater.
Peel the shallots, wash them clean, and slice them.
Remove any wilted or damaged leaves from the bok choy, then use a knife to cut it into small pieces about 1/2 finger width, and soak them in diluted saltwater for about 2 minutes to clean off any dirt and rinse again with water.
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Boiled eel and separated meat
Put the cleaned eel together with 400ml of water in a pot, boil on high heat for about 5 minutes until the eel meat is cooked, then turn off the heat and remove the eel, place it in a bowl and use chopsticks to separate the eel meat and take out the eel’s spine.
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Stir-fried eel with bok choy
Add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and sliced shallots into the pan, sauté until the shallots are fragrant, then add the separated eel meat, chopped bok choy, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning. Stir well and then add 10ml of water (about 1 tablespoon), stir-fry on medium heat for about 3 minutes until the bok choy is cooked, then turn off the heat and let it cool.
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Cook the porridge and blend
Wash the rice 2 – 3 times with clean water, then put it in a rice cooker, cook for about 20 minutes until the porridge is soft, then turn off the heat and let it cool. Next, put the freshly cooked porridge along with the stir-fried eel and bok choy into a blender, blend until the porridge, eel, and bok choy are smooth and mixed together, then put it back into the rice cooker, season again to taste, and reheat.
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Final Product
The eel porridge with bok choy after completion will have an eye-catching green color. The porridge is sweet from the eel meat. This is a nutritious porridge that provides ample calcium as well as essential nutrients for the baby’s development!
2. Eel Porridge with Spinach
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Processing
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Eel Porridge with Spinach For 1 bowl
Eel meat 90 gr (3/4 of an eel) Spinach 8 bunches Ginger 3 slices White porridge 1 bowl (rice bowl) Lemon juice 200 ml Salt a little
How to choose fresh and delicious spinach
- When buying, you should choose spinach that is still intact at the root, with dark green leaves, and avoid those with many brown, wilted, or yellow leaves.
- Choose spinach that is placed in a refrigerated area rather than in a misting area or on regular shelves. Because spinach is very sensitive to temperature, if left in the sun or at high temperatures, it can wilt very easily.
- You can buy spinach at reputable establishments with good storage conditions, such as supermarkets or trusted agricultural stores.
How to make Eel Porridge with Spinach
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Prepare the ingredients
To eliminate the fishy smell and slime of the eel, after cleaning and removing the internal organs, you use 200ml of lemon juice, rinse it thoroughly for about 10 minutes until the eel reduces its sliminess, then wash it again with diluted salt water and rinse briefly with clean water.
Wash the spinach with diluted salt water, then rinse again with clean water, then remove and let it drain. Use a knife to chop the spinach leaves finely.
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Boil and separate eel meat
Add 500ml of water along with 3 slices of ginger and eel meat into a pot. Bring to a boil and cook on high heat for about 10 minutes until the eel meat is tender, then remove it to a plate, separate the eel meat, and discard the backbone.
After taking the eel meat out, use a knife to chop the eel meat finely.
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Cook the porridge
Add 300ml of filtered water and pre-cooked white porridge into the pot. Cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes until the porridge water in the pot boils, then add the chopped eel.
Stir well until the eel meat and porridge are blended together, then add the chopped spinach, cook for another 2 minutes, then season to taste and turn off the heat.
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Final Product
The eel porridge with spinach after cooking will have an appealing aroma, rich in nutrients with soft, sweet eel meat, and delicious, easy-to-eat spinach. This will be a tasty porridge for your baby to change flavors during the week!
How to Choose Fresh Eel
- Preferably choose eels of moderate size, with a yellow belly and a black back. These are wild eels that will be more fragrant and have firmer meat.
- Do not choose those that are too small as they will not taste good, or those that are too large (with a black belly), as these are farmed eels which tend to have softer and less fragrant meat.
- You can easily buy eels at local markets or reputable supermarkets. It is best to buy eels of moderate size, not too big and not too small, as the meat will not taste good!
How to Clean Eel from Slime
- Method 1: Put the eel and coarse salt into a plastic bag, then shake vigorously, rubbing salt on the eel for about 2 minutes. After that, rinse the eel with lemon juice and then wash it again with fresh water.
- Method 2: Use rice washing water or lemon juice to rub the eel until you feel the slime has reduced, then proceed to gut it, remove all the internal organs, and rinse clean with salt water.
- Method 3: Use fireplace ash to rub on the eel’s body, then rinse off the slime a few times with the ash. Then wash it again with clean water.
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Finally, we have also explored 2 ways to cook eel porridge with bok choy and spinach super delicious, simple for your beloved baby at home. TasteVN wishes you success with these 2 recipes!
*Refer to the recipe and images from the YouTube channel Today’s Home Cooking and Lập Nguyễn.
