2 Ways to Cook Shrimp and Water Spinach Porridge for Babies, Delicious and Nutritious

Prepare the ingredients

Shrimp bought should have their heads cut off, legs removed, shells peeled, the back vein removed, and washed clean with water. Next, you chop the shrimp finely.

Malabar spinach should be picked for leaves, washed clean, and then chopped finely.

Cook the porridge

Add 450ml of water into the pot, then add 35gr of broken rice porridge and cook on medium heat for about 15 – 20 minutes.

Next, add the finely chopped shrimp and cook for about 2 – 3 minutes, then add the finely chopped Malabar spinach and cook for another 2 minutes, then turn off the heat.

Finally, serve the shrimp and Malabar spinach porridge in a bowl, add 1 teaspoon of cooking oil for the baby and mix well to complete.

Final product

Shrimp porridge with water spinach is fragrant and sticky, with the natural sweetness of shrimp and water spinach that is not greasy.

This porridge will make your little ones love to eat it. Let’s get cooking now!

Prepare the vegetables

Peel the sweet potatoes you bought, wash them clean, and let them drain.

Then, cut the sweet potatoes into pieces, and steam them in a steamer for about 10 – 15 minutes until they are soft. Next, place the sweet potatoes in a bowl and mash them with a spoon.

For the water spinach, pick the leaves, wash them clean, and then chop them finely.

Prepare and stir-fry shrimp

Wash the shrimp thoroughly, put them in a pot to boil for about 5 – 7 minutes until cooked. Then, peel the shrimp and remove the back vein, then chop finely.

Next, heat a pan, add 1 teaspoon of cooking oil, add 1 small onion chopped finely, sauté until fragrant, then add the chopped shrimp to the pan, stir-fry for about 1 – 2 minutes.

Cook the porridge

Rinse about 2 tablespoons of rice, then put the rice in a pot, add 14 tablespoons of water (in a ratio of 1:7), cook over medium heat for about 20 – 25 minutes until the porridge is soft.

Next, add the previously stir-fried shrimp into the pot of porridge, cover the lid, and cook over low heat for about 5 – 7 minutes.

Then add the mashed sweet potato, stir well to prevent lumps, and continue to cook for another 5 – 7 minutes.

Finally, add the finely chopped water spinach, cook for an additional 5 – 7 minutes, add 2 teaspoons of olive oil for the baby, stir well, and then turn off the heat.

Completion

The porridge after being cooked, you use a hand blender to puree the porridge for your baby to eat easily.

Final product

The shrimp porridge with water spinach and sweet potato is complete, let’s have your baby enjoy it right away.

The porridge is smooth, fragrant with rice and vegetables. It has a natural sweetness from the shrimp and sweet potato, adding a bit of olive oil will stimulate your baby’s appetite a lot!