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Preparation
45 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Weaning is an important time to help children supplement the necessary nutrition for their development. Today, let’s join TasteVN into the kitchen to make clam porridge, delicious and nutritious for your weaning baby!
Ingredients for Clam Porridge for Baby For 1 baby
White rice porridge 1 bowl (rice bowl) Clams 50 gr (4 pieces) Sweet mustard greens 50 gr (1 root) Shallots 2 bulbs Chili 1 piece Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Soy sauce 1/3 teaspoon Salt a little
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh clams
- When buying clams, you should prioritize selecting those with a hard, intact shell, not broken, and without any smell.
- In addition, fresh clams that are still alive will have their mouths tightly closed. To check further, for some cases where the clam’s mouth is slightly open, you can gently touch the clam’s shell; if it is still alive, it will immediately close its mouth.
- Avoid purchasing clams that have a foul smell, have their mouths always wide open, and whose meat easily detaches from the shell when touched.
How to choose fresh, delicious water spinach
- When buying water spinach, you should choose bunches of vegetables that are still fresh and green, with sturdy stems, a characteristic aroma when sniffed, and leaves that are darker green than the stems.
- Avoid buying bunches of water spinach that have been eaten by pests, are bruised or rotten, have an unpleasant odor, and have broken stems.
- Additionally, you should also avoid buying water spinach that has a pale green color, with black spots or yellowing, wilting on the stems or leaves. This is because the spinach is not yet fully matured, so it will not be sweet and tasty.
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How to cook clam porridge for babies
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Prepare the ingredients
Soak the clams in diluted salt water with 1 sliced chili for about 45 minutes to let them expel all the sand, then put the clams in a pot with 200ml of water and boil over high heat for about 4 minutes until the clams open, then turn off the heat, remove the clams, and take the meat out onto a plate.
How to clean clams without a fishy smell
- Method 1: Soak clams in diluted salt water for about 50 minutes to let them expel all the sand, then place the clams in boiling water with a little vinegar, boil for 3 minutes over high heat until the clams open, then remove them and take out the meat.
- Method 2: Place the clams in a bowl of water and soak for about 1 hour to let them open, then use your hands to stir to make the sand fall out, quickly remove the clams into a container, add clean water, shake well, and then put them in a pot to boil, then take out the clam meat.
Remove the root of the sweet mustard greens, wash them twice with water, and then use a knife to cut them into small pieces about the length of a finger.
Peel the shallots, wash them thoroughly, and mince them finely.
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Boil the greens and mince the clams
To boil the greens, add about 200ml of clam broth to a pot, then bring it to a boil again and add the sweet mustard greens that have been cut into small pieces about the length of a finger.
Stir well and boil over medium heat for about 3 minutes until the greens are cooked, then turn off the heat, let it cool, and put the boiled greens into a blender, blending at high speed for about 30 seconds until the greens are finely pureed, then stop.
For the clams that have been boiled, just let them cool, slice them, and then mince them finely.
Tip: You can put the clams in the blender to puree them even more finely.
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Cook the porridge
Place the pot on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and minced shallots, sauté for about 1 minute until the shallots are fragrant, then add the minced clams.
Stir-fry quickly for about 2 minutes until the clam meat is firm, then add 1 bowl of white porridge, using a ladle to stir evenly so that the sautéed clam meat mixes well with the white porridge, then add the pureed green vegetable mixture.
Mix well and cook on low heat for an additional 4 minutes until the porridge boils, then add 1/3 teaspoon of soy sauce, mix well, and cook for another minute before turning off the heat. Serve in a bowl to cool slightly, then let the baby eat right away!
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Final Product
The clam porridge for babies after completion will have a beautiful fresh green color of vegetables, when eaten, the baby will feel the sweet and light taste of clams combined with the warm porridge which is very appealing.
In addition, the clam meat is stir-fried to be chewy and delicious, fragrant along with the sweet and light vegetables that are pureed, providing the baby with a lot of protein, necessary vitamins, and creating an interesting feeling for the baby when eating minced clam meat. This porridge dish is suitable for babies from 10 to 12 months old.
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Hope that through the detailed instructions above, you can perform how to cook clam porridge for babies that is rich in nutrition and delicious. Wish you success!
