Your baby has reached the weaning age, but do you know what dishes to cook that are both easy to eat and nutritious for your baby? Then you should get cooking right away with TasteVN to refer to 2 ways to prepare salmon porridge that is full of nutrients from meat and vegetables for your baby!
1. Salmon and Asparagus Porridge
Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
45 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Salmon and Asparagus Porridge For 2 people
Rice 300 gr (sticky rice or regular rice) Salmon 15 gr (use the fillet part) Fresh milk 30 ml Asparagus 30 gr Ginger 1/2 piece Cooking oil 1 teaspoon
How to choose good asparagus
- Choose asparagus with straight stems, and the tips should not be bent. When held, it should feel crisp and firm.
- Asparagus should have a bright green color, not yellowing.
- Check the tips: fresh, quality asparagus has dark green or light purple tips.
- Avoid asparagus with scars or spots. If asparagus has flowers, don’t hesitate to throw them away!
Tools required
Steamer pot, pot, bowls,…
How to make Salmon Asparagus Porridge
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Cook the porridge
Place the pot on the stove, add rice and 7 cups of water to the pot. Over medium heat, cook until the water in the pot boils, then reduce the heat to low and simmer the porridge for about 30 – 40 minutes until the rice grains expand and are soft, then turn off the heat.
During the cooking process, every 5 – 10 minutes, stir the porridge to prevent the portion at the bottom of the pot from burning.
Tip: To prevent the porridge from overflowing while cooking, place a pair of chopsticks on top of the pot and cover it. When the water starts to boil, remove the chopsticks and then begin simmering the porridge.
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Prepare the salmon and asparagus
Fillet the salmon, remove the scales, and wash it clean with water, removing the bones.
Add 15g of salmon and 30ml of fresh milk to a bowl, soak for about 30 minutes to eliminate the fishy smell. Then rinse with water and use a dry towel to pat the salmon dry.
Wash the asparagus and chop the tips finely.
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Steamed Fish
Place a pot on the stove, add 200ml of water to the pot, and set the heat to medium. Then, place the steaming rack in the pot and let it boil for about 7 – 10 minutes to stabilize the pot’s temperature.
Crush and peel the ginger. Then add the salmon and ginger to the steamer for about 10 minutes until the fish is cooked, then transfer the fish to a plate.
You can use a fork to flake the salmon.
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Cooking Porridge with Salmon and Asparagus
Turn on the heat for the cooked porridge, wait for it to heat up, then gradually add the salmon and asparagus to the pot, stirring well for about 4 – 5 minutes. Then add 1 teaspoon of cooking oil into the pot, stir for another 5 minutes, then turn off the heat.
Note: If you are cooking for a baby, replace the cooking oil with olive oil or baby-specific cooking oil.
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Final Product
The porridge grains are soft, lightly fragrant with asparagus, and the salmon is not fishy. The porridge is not only easy to eat but also packed with nutrients from the vegetables and fish, making it very suitable for babies to start eating solid food.
2. Salmon porridge with water spinach
Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
45 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Salmon porridge with water spinach Serves 2
Rice 300 gr (sticky rice or regular rice) Salmon 20 gr (take the fillet part) Water spinach 30 gr Shallots 2 bulbs Pepper 1/2 teaspoon Soy sauce 1 teaspoon Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Fresh milk a little (or white wine)
How to choose fresh and delicious water spinach:
- You should prioritize choosing water spinach with intact leaves, not bruised, damaged, or eaten by pests.
- In addition, choose thin water spinach leaves that look sturdy.
- Avoid selecting water spinach leaves that are curled or have abnormal shapes as they may have been grown using excessive pesticides.
Tools needed
How to prepare Salmon porridge with water spinach
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Prepare the ingredients
Wash the water spinach, chop it finely or blend it with 100ml of water to extract the juice, discarding the pulp.
Peel and finely chop the shallots.
Wash the salmon with water, remove the bones, soak it in fresh milk or white wine to eliminate the fishy smell, and wash it again with water.
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Boil and stir-fry the fish
Place a pot on the stove, add about 2 cups of water and bring to a simmer. Then add the prepared salmon fillet to the pot and boil for about 10 minutes, turn off the heat, and remove the fish to a plate. After that, chop the fish finely or use a fork to break it up.
Continue using the pot you boiled the fish in, pour out the water. Add about 2 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pot, and once the oil is hot, add the shallots and sauté until fragrant. Next, add the finely chopped salmon and stir-fry for about 5 minutes until the fish is cooked evenly, then turn off the heat.
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Cook the porridge
Use another pot, add rice and 7 cups of water into the pot. Simmer the porridge for about 30 minutes on low heat until it is soft.
Then add about 100ml of water spinach juice into the pot, stir evenly over medium heat. Cover the lid, cook the porridge for about 10 minutes, then season with an additional 1 teaspoon of soy sauce, cook for another 5 minutes before turning off the heat. Scoop the porridge into a bowl, sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, and it’s ready to enjoy.
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Final product
The porridge is soft, and when you eat it, you will feel the sweetness of the water spinach and the creamy richness of the salmon blending together. Salmon porridge with water spinach is very suitable for providing additional nutrients for children.
How to choose fresh and delicious salmon
- You should buy salmon that has a bright orange color, with evenly distributed fat lines that are white and smooth, with no signs of dark spots or bad odor. Fresh salmon will not be mushy and will have a certain degree of elasticity.
- Avoid choosing pieces of fish with mushy flesh, pale or greenish color, and cloudy fat lines, as these indicate that the fish has been stored for too long and is not fresh.
How to eliminate the fishy smell of salmon
Method 1: Remove the fishy smell of salmon with lemon
- Add 2 – 3 tablespoons of lemon juice and 1 teaspoon of salt to a bowl of clean water.
- Add the salmon and gently stir, letting it sit for about 30 seconds to 1 minute, then rinse with clean water. You can also use lemon slices after extracting the juice to rub and gently massage the fish to make it cleaner.
Method 2: Remove the fishy smell of salmon with fresh milk
- Place the fish flesh in a bowl and pour enough fresh milk to completely submerge the fish.
- Soak the fish in the milk for about 10 – 20 minutes, then rinse with clean water and let it drain.
Method 3: Remove the fishy smell of salmon with alcohol and ginger
- Take some ginger and finely chop or crush it. Then place it in a bowl and pour in white alcohol; if you don’t have alcohol, you can substitute it with vinegar, then add the salmon and stir gently.
- Soak the fish in the mixture for about 7 – 10 minutes, then remove and rinse thoroughly with cold water.
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