Shrimp porridge cooked with potatoes is both fragrant and sweet, as well as rich and creamy. Have you got the cooking recipe yet? If not, let TasteVN show you how to cook 2 shrimp porridge dishes for babies to eat as complementary food. Let’s go shopping for ingredients and get cooking together!
1. Shrimp Porridge with Potatoes and Carrots
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Shrimp Porridge with Potatoes and Carrots For 2 people
Rice 2 tablespoons Shrimp 2 pieces Potato 1/2 piece Carrot 2 slices (about 50gr) Amaranth A little (about 1/2 handful) Dashi 2 pieces (cubes) Minced garlic 1 teaspoon Cooking oil 1 tablespoon (suitable for babies) Fish sauce 1/3 teaspoon (suitable for babies)
How to choose good ingredients
How to choose fresh and delicious carrots
- Choose carrots that are bright orange, smooth-skinned, and have small tops.
- Choose those that still have fresh green tops, and feel firm when squeezed, not bruised, and easy to hold.
- It is recommended to choose medium or small carrots to ensure crisp sweetness and tenderness when cooking.
- Avoid choosing carrots that are too large as they tend to be old, lacking sweetness, and not tasty.
- Avoid choosing carrots with black spots, bruises, or cracks.
See details: How to choose fresh and delicious carrots
What is Dashi? Where to buy it?
- Dashi is a familiar seasoning in Japanese cuisine, used to create broth for miso, clear broth soups, noodle broth, and many delicious salty soups.
- Nowadays, Dashi is commonly used, and it is concentrated and made into convenient cubes for easier use.
- You can easily find Dashi cubes at markets, supermarkets, or e-commerce websites.
- Additionally, to ensure quality, you can also refer to various Dashi broth recipes from TasteVN.
How to make Shrimp Porridge with Potatoes and Carrots
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Prepare the ingredients
Rinse the rice thoroughly. After purchasing, clean the shrimp, separate the heads, and peel the shrimp bodies, removing the veins and chopping them finely.
Peel and finely chop or dice the carrots and potatoes. Pick the leaves of the amaranth and wash them clean, then chop or mince them finely.
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Sauté shrimp
Add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil to the pan, heat the oil and add 1 teaspoon of minced garlic, sauté the garlic until fragrant, then add the minced shrimp, and quickly sauté over low heat.
Sauté until the shrimp meat is firm, then turn off the heat.
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Cook porridge
Add the rinsed rice to the pot, add about 1 bowl of water (soup bowl), 2 Dashi cubes, put the shrimp heads in and cook until the porridge is soft.
When the porridge grains have expanded, add the carrots and potatoes, and continue cooking over medium heat.
After the porridge is soft, add the prepared shrimp meat, season with 1/3 tablespoon of fish sauce for children, simmer for another 5 minutes, then add the amaranth and stir well.
Simmer for another 2 – 3 minutes until the vegetables are cooked, then turn off the heat and the dish is ready.
Tip: After the porridge is cooked, you can remove the shrimp heads.
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Final product
Thus, we have a nutritious shrimp, potato, and carrot porridge ready for your little one.
The grains of porridge are fluffy, soft, with sweet fragrant shrimp, combined with carrot, potato, and amaranth to prevent boredom, making it your child’s favorite porridge.
2. Porridge with shrimp, potato, and green beans
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Processing
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Porridge with shrimp, potato, and green beans For 2 children
Rice 4 tablespoons Shrimp 4 pieces Potato 1 tuber Green beans, peeled 1 tablespoon (or with skin) Shallots 2 bulbs Green onions 2 stalks Cooking oil 1 tablespoon (suitable for children) Seasoning powder 1/2 teaspoon (suitable for children) Salt/sugar A little
How to choose delicious green beans
- If choosing whole beans, you should select those that are plump, uniform, and have a shiny, bright green skin.
- If choosing peeled green beans, you should pay attention to selecting those with a beautiful yellow color, with half of the beans being firm, and a fragrant smell of green beans.
- You should not choose green beans if you see many that are shriveled or have pests.
How to prepare Shrimp and Potato Green Bean Porridge
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Prepare the ingredients
After buying shrimp, you peel them, remove the veins, wash them clean, and then chop them finely.
Marinate the chopped shrimp with 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning for babies, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and 1/3 teaspoon of sugar for about 5 – 10 minutes.
Peel the potatoes, wash them clean, and then use a knife to slice them thinly. Peel and finely chop the shallots, and clean the green onions by removing the damaged leaves, discarding the roots, and then chopping them small.
Wash the rice thoroughly, soak the green beans in water for 10 – 15 minutes until soft, then drain and rinse again with water, and let them dry.
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Cook porridge
Put the cleaned rice and mung beans into the pot, add 500ml of water, and cook over medium heat until the porridge is soft, then add the potatoes and cook until they are done.
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Sauté shrimp
Add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil for children and minced shallots to the pan, turn on the stove to sauté the shallots until fragrant. Next, add the seasoned shrimp, stir-fry over medium heat until the shrimp is cooked, then turn off the stove.
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Completion
Add the sautéed shrimp to the porridge, stir well, and adjust the seasoning to taste. Finally, sprinkle chopped green onions on top, and it is ready to enjoy.
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Finished Product
With just a few extremely simple steps, you already have a bowl of shrimp, potato, and mung bean porridge for your beloved little one.
The grains of porridge are fluffy, soft, and easy to eat, combined with the creamy potato and mung bean, and fresh, sweet shrimp meat that will surely delight the kids.
How to Choose Fresh and Delicious Shrimp
- Fresh shrimp will have translucent flesh, and the legs are firmly attached to the body.
- Avoid choosing shrimp with legs that have turned black as these are no longer fresh.
- Do not buy shrimp that are slimy as these are shrimp that have been dead for a long time, which will not taste good, and the flesh will be mushy.
How to Choose Fresh and Delicious Potatoes
- It is advisable to choose potatoes that have intact, smooth, and shiny skin.
- Choose potatoes that feel heavy in hand, with yellow skin.
- Absolutely do not buy sprouted potatoes to avoid poisoning.
- Do not buy potatoes that have spots or have deep eyes, blackened areas, or are leaking water.
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The above is a detailed guide on 2 ways to cook shrimp porridge with potatoes for babies that are delicious and nutritious and easy to make. Wish you success!
*Image and recipe reference sources from 2 YouTube channels Tiểumy Khưu and HANA JP
