Cooking nutritious porridge for children is not difficult, but many young mothers do not know the right way to cook, leading to children being picky eaters when starting to eat solids. Today, the specialized page Vao bep will guide mothers to make 2 dishes of porridge with squid that are rich in nutrients for babies at home!
1. Fragrant squid porridge with tomato
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Fragrant squid porridge with tomato For 2 people
Fresh squid 70 gr (tube squid/ leaf squid) Rice 4 tablespoons Ginger 1 piece Tomato 1 fruit Pineapple 1/4 fruit (pineapple) Celery 3 branches (celery) Olive oil 1/2 tablespoon
How to make Squid Tomato Porridge
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Prepare the ingredients
Fresh squid you buy should be washed with water, drained, and then sliced thinly.
The pineapple you buy should be peeled, eyes removed, rinsed briefly to clean off dirt, then cored and sliced thinly.
Tomatoes and ginger should be peeled and washed clean. Remove the stem and seeds from the tomatoes and cut them into small strips. Slice the ginger into 3 – 4 thin pieces.
Remove the roots from the celery, wash thoroughly to remove dirt, drain well, and then chop finely.
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Sauté the ingredients
Place a pan on high heat until it’s hot, then add 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil into the pan. When the oil is hot, add the tomatoes and squid, stir quickly for about 2 minutes, and when you see the squid starting to firm up, add the pineapple, reduce the heat slightly, and stir evenly for 5 – 10 minutes.
When the tomatoes and squid are cooked, add the sliced ginger and chopped celery, stir evenly for another 2 minutes, then turn off the heat and remove the ginger slices.
Tip: Ginger helps to create a fragrant smell and eliminates the fishy smell of squid. When cooking for children, remember to remove all ginger after sautéing to avoid leaving any behind, as it can create a spicy taste that’s hard for kids to eat when blended.
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Blend the ingredients
Add the stir-fried ingredients into the blender, add about 4 tablespoons of hot water and blend the ingredients until smooth.
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Cook the porridge
Wash 4 tablespoons (about 2 handfuls) of rice and put it in a pot with 2 bowls of water.
Turn on high heat to boil for 5 – 10 minutes, skim off any foam that rises (if any), then turn off the heat and cover the pot to let the rice expand and soften.
Tip: To cook soft, delicious, and smooth porridge for your baby, you should start cooking the porridge early, about 3 – 4 hours before mealtime. This way, after the porridge is covered and kept warm in the pot, it will be very soft and delicious.
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Finished Product
So the squid porridge for the baby is completed in just a few simple steps and a little time. You should cook the porridge and food separately, divide the porridge and food into small portions and let the baby eat throughout the day. When eating, scoop an adequate amount of porridge for the baby’s appetite into a small pot, pour the blended food into it and stir well, heating the mixture until it is hot and lightly boiling.
The porridge is cooked to be soft and sticky, eaten with squid, tomatoes, and blended celery, which is both delicious and good for the baby’s health, sure to please even the pickiest eaters.
2. Squid Porridge with Carrot and Sweet Mustard
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Difficulty Level
Easy
Ingredients for Squid Porridge with Carrot and Sweet Mustard For 1 bowl
White porridge 180 gr Squid 20 gr Pork tenderloin 10 gr Sweet mustard greens 1 stalk Carrot 1/3 piece Seasoning for babies 2 teaspoons Shallots 4 bulbs Nutritional cooking oil for babies A little
How to Make Squid Porridge with Carrot and Mustard Greens
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Prepare the Ingredients
Clean the squid and pork tenderloin with cold water, briefly blanch the pork tenderloin to remove the smell, then rinse with water and let it drain before cutting into small pieces. Mince the pork tenderloin and squid to blend them together.
Trim the mustard greens, peel and wash the carrot, then cut it into small pieces. Add the mustard greens and carrot to a pot with a little water, boil for about 5 – 7 minutes until cooked, then remove.
How to Remove the Smell of Pork:
- Blanch the pork in boiling water to remove the meat smell.
- Use 3 – 4 shallots, peel and crush them, then add to the water, place the piece of meat in and boil for about 3 minutes, the shallots will help eliminate the smell very effectively.
See details: Tips to Remove the Smell of Various Meats
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Blend the ingredients
Put the minced pork and squid, boiled mustard greens, and carrot along with 180g of white porridge into the blender.
Turn on the blender at medium speed, blend until the ingredients are smooth and well combined.
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Cook the porridge
After blending the ingredients, pour the mixture into a pot, place it on the stove over medium heat. Season the mixture with 2 teaspoons of baby seasoning, stir continuously until the mixture starts to simmer, then cook for an additional 5 minutes. Adjust the seasoning to taste, then turn off the heat and serve the porridge in a bowl.
So the squid porridge for babies is ready!
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Final product
When serving the porridge to your baby, add a little cooking oil for them and mix it well, and the delicious and nutritious squid porridge is ready for your baby to enjoy.
The soft and smooth porridge cooked with squid, pork, and mustard greens is delicious and easy to eat, seasoned just right, providing many essential nutrients for the child’s health.
How to choose fresh squid
- Fresh squid will have clear eyes, the body will have a shiny color, the brown part will be dark brown, and the squid body will be opaque white.
- When touching the squid body, if the flesh is firm, pressing on the body does not leave a dent, and it has high elasticity, then it is fresh squid.
- Do not buy squid when observing that the eyes are cloudy, bulging out, yellow, or leaking fluid.
- Absolutely do not buy squid with a soft and mushy body, where the head, tentacles, and fins can easily detach from the body.
See details: How to choose fresh squid
How to Clean Squid and Eliminate Fishy Smell
- To clean squid properly, first remove the head, ink sac, and internal organs. If you accidentally break the ink sac, wash it thoroughly with water. Next, use a knife to cut off the squid’s eyes and the hard round mass in the middle of the squid’s head (known as the squid’s beak). You can choose to leave the squid’s skin on or peel it off. To peel the skin, make a light cut at the head of the squid’s body to create a seam between the skin and the flesh, then hold the flesh with one hand and peel the skin off with the other. Rinse the squid after cleaning several times to remove any slime and dirt.
- To eliminate the fishy smell of squid, combine crushed ginger, 1 tablespoon of salt, and 1 tablespoon of white wine, rub the squid with this mixture, and then rinse with water.
- Additionally, to keep the squid odor-free, after cleaning it, marinate the squid with 2 teaspoons of sesame oil and a little wine for 5 minutes, then rinse briefly and proceed to cook the squid.
See details: How to Clean Squid and Eliminate Fishy Smell
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Above is a guide article on how to make 2 ways to cook squid porridge that is delicious, extremely appealing, and very simple to make at home for your child. Wishing you success with these 2 recipes!
*Images and recipes referenced from the YouTube channel Mom Bear Raising Kids and Phùng Thu Hương.
