Delicious and Nutritious Salmon Spinach Porridge Recipe for Baby Weaning

How to prepare Salmon porridge with spinach

• 1

  Prepare and boil the fish

  Fresh salmon bought should be rinsed with fresh ginger juice to eliminate the fishy smell, then rinse again with cold water.

  You should remove the bones mixed in the flesh and pat the fish dry, then place the fish in a pot of boiling water and boil for about 5 – 7 minutes until the fish is cooked, then take it out onto a plate and let it cool.

  Ways to remove the fishy smell from salmon fillet

  • Method 1: Add 2 – 3 tablespoons of lemon juice along with 1 teaspoon of salt and the salmon fillet into a bowl of water, let it sit for about 30 seconds to 1 minute, then rinse with clean water.
  • Method 2: Put the salmon fillet into a bowl containing white wine (or vinegar), soak for about 8 – 10 minutes, then take it out and rinse with clean water.
  • Method 3: Soak the salmon fillet in unsweetened fresh milk for about 10 minutes, then rinse clean and let it drain.
  • Method 4: To eliminate the fishy smell and make the fish delicious, you should use fresh ginger juice to marinate the fish.

  

  

  

  
• 2

  Prepare and blend the vegetables

  Pick the young, fresh, and green leaves of the spinach. Soak and wash the spinach in diluted salt water, then rinse thoroughly with cold water and shake off the excess water.

  Chop the spinach and put it in a blender with 2 tablespoons of water, then blend until smooth, and pour the mixture into a bowl.

  

  

  

  
• 3

  Chop and sauté the fish

  After boiling the salmon until cooked and letting it cool, chop the fish and remove any remaining bones.

  Heat a pan over high heat and add 2 teaspoons of olive oil. When the oil is hot, add minced shallots and sauté until golden and fragrant, then quickly add the salmon to stir-fry.

  After about 2 minutes, when the fish is cooked and aromatic, turn off the heat and transfer the fish to a plate.

  

  

  

  
• 4

  Cook the porridge

  Place a pot on medium heat, add the amount of white porridge and spinach blended according to your baby’s appetite, and stir well.

  Boil the mixture for about 3 minutes until the vegetables are fully cooked, then scoop it into a bowl and top with stir-fried salmon to complete the dish.

  

  

  

  
• 5

  Final product

  The salmon spinach porridge is served with the bright green color of the vegetables, very eye-catching. The porridge is cooked until soft and sticky, paired with sweet and fatty salmon, making it very appealing.

  This is a simple porridge dish but extremely nutritious, easy to make at home, and has an eye-catching color that will surely delight your little one!