This article is for mothers with babies, featuring 4 simple and easy-to-follow ways to cook plain porridge, helping the little ones have delicious and attractive meals while still being nutritious. Today, let’s get into the kitchen with TasteVN to immediately prepare these 4 very simple porridge dishes for weaning!
1. Plain porridge for weaning using a gas stove
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
1 hour 40 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Plain porridge for weaning using a gas stove For 1 bowl
Rice 20 gr
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How to prepare Plain porridge for weaning using a gas stove
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Wash and soak the rice
First, wash the rice with about 2 times the water to make it really clean, then pour it into the pot, and soak the rice for 15 minutes.
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Cooking porridge
After soaking for 15 minutes, you place the pot on the stove, adjust the heat to medium, and bring to a boil.
When the porridge boils, use a spoon to stir well, turn off the heat, and cover the pot. After 30 minutes, continue to boil the pot of porridge again, wait for it to boil, turn off the heat, wait for 30 minutes, then turn the stove back on to boil again.
Tip:
- You should choose a glass pot to help the porridge retain heat and become softer.
- Stir the porridge evenly so that the grains expand and soften, and it won’t burn.
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Final product
White porridge for weaning made using a gas stove with a simple method, each grain of rice is soft, fluffy, and very appealing, suitable for you to combine with many other ingredients to provide the baby with a nutritious weaning meal.
2. White porridge for weaning using a slow cooker
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Preparation
5 minutes
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Cooking
2 hours 30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for White porridge for weaning using a slow cooker For 1 bowl
Rice 20 gr
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Tools needed
Slow cooker
How to make White porridge for weaning using a slow cooker
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Rinse the rice
Rinse the rice with clean water and then put it into the pot. Add about 100ml of water.
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Cooking porridge
Next, place the ceramic pot into the slow cooker, cover it tightly, press the button, and cook the porridge for about 2.5 hours.
After 2.5 hours, the porridge is done, gently stir it, then serve the porridge in a bowl for your baby to enjoy.
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Final product
The white porridge for weaning made with a slow cooker is simple to prepare, not too time-consuming or labor-intensive, and you have completed a delicious bowl of porridge for your child.
Additionally, you can combine it with various pureed vegetables to make the porridge more flavorful, appealing, and nutritionally balanced!
3. White porridge for weaning using a thermos
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Preparation
5 minutes
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Cooking time
8 hours
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for White porridge for weaning using a thermos For 1 bowl
Rice 20 gr
How to cook White porridge for weaning using a thermos
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Rinse the rice and boil
Rinse the rice with about 2 times the water, then put it in the pot and add about 100ml of water.
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Cooking porridge
Place a pot on the stove, adjust the heat to medium, and bring to a boil. Once the porridge is boiling, turn off the heat, and carefully pour the porridge into the thermo bottle.
Let the porridge sit in the insulated bottle for about 8 – 10 hours until it is cooked and the grains have expanded. You can reboil it and combine it with various ingredients to create a delicious, nutritious porridge for your baby.
How to check a thermo bottle
- Choose thermo bottles with multiple layers; between the layers, there should be a vacuum layer that helps retain heat effectively.
- Opt for bottles made from the following materials to ensure safety when holding hot or cold food: stainless steel 304, stainless steel 201, etc.
- Prefer bottles with lids made from virgin plastic, which is safe for health.
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Finished product
The white porridge for weaning made with a thermo bottle will have expanded, soft grains that are very appealing. The rice grains are evenly expanded, having been insulated for a long time, making them quite soft, suitable for small children.
4. White porridge for weaning (porridge 1:10)
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for White porridge for weaning (porridge 1:10) Serves 1 bowl
Rice 20 gr
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How to cook White porridge for weaning (porridge 1:10)
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Rinse and soak the rice
Add 20g of rice to the pot, pour in water, and gently stir with your hand to clean the rice. Then, carefully pour the water out.
Next, carefully add about 200ml of water or you can use the ladle you used to scoop the rice, scooping 10 ladles into the pot.
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Cooking porridge
Place a pot on the stove, set the heat to medium, and bring the porridge to a boil. Wait for the porridge to boil, then turn off the heat and let it sit for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, turn the heat back on and continue to bring it to a boil. Repeat this process until the grains of porridge are soft.
Wait for the porridge to boil, then turn off the heat.
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Strain the porridge
Pour the cooked porridge through a strainer, using a spoon to gently press so that the porridge becomes smooth and passes completely through the strainer to achieve a fine texture.
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Finished Product
White porridge for weaning, strained (strained porridge 1:10) with a simple preparation method, the porridge is finely strained to help the baby eat easily and digest well.
At the same time, with this cooking method, you can divide the porridge into several small portions for the baby to eat throughout the day, which is both convenient and ensures nutrition.
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