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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Fish porridge with carrot is a delicious, sweet, and nutritious dish, especially suitable for babies starting solid food. Today, let’s check out the secret to cooking this porridge really well without any fishy smell for the little ones on the Into the kitchen section of TasteVN!
Ingredients for Fish Porridge with Carrot For 2 babies
Barramundi 100 gr Carrot 1/2 piece Cooked rice 1 bowl Cooking oil 1 teaspoon (suitable for babies) Seasoning powder 1 teaspoon (suitable for babies) Salt A little
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose fresh barramundi
- It is better to choose wild barramundi over farmed barramundi because wild barramundi has a more delicious flavor, is fresher, and has less fishy smell.
- For whole barramundi, choose fish with bright, clear eyes; gills that are still bright red; firm and elastic flesh; no slimy mucus; and bright skin color.
- For sliced barramundi, ensure the flesh is firm, not mushy. The striations on the fish must be clearly visible, and the slices should not turn brown or have an unpleasant odor.
How to choose fresh and delicious carrots
- Delicious carrots will have a bright orange color; choose those with a moderate size because if they are too large, they are old carrots, while if they are too small (except for mini carrots), they are still young and lack distinctive flavor.
- Observe the carrot leaf stems; the greener the leaf stems, the fresher the carrots, as they have just been harvested. Conversely, if they are less green, it indicates the carrots have been stored for a longer time and are less fresh and sweet.
- Do not buy carrots that feel slightly soft when pressed; these are shriveled carrots, and they will not taste good when cooked.
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How to make Fish Porridge with Carrots
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Prepare the ingredients
To eliminate the fishy smell of the barramundi, wash it with diluted salt water and then rinse it again with cold water, letting it drain.
How to clean fish without fishy smell
- To remove the fishy smell, you can wash the fish with rice water. After washing, soak the fish in rice water for about 15 minutes. Then rinse it off with water.
- Alternatively, dilute with white wine, marinate the fish for about 2 minutes, then dry the fish. Doing this can eliminate the fishy smell.
- Moreover, ginger is also effective in removing the fishy smell, enhancing the flavor, while also eliminating toxins and allergens. Crush the ginger, rub it on the fish, and let it sit for 30 minutes before cooking.
See details: 7 effective ways to eliminate fishy smell
Peel the carrot, wash it clean, and cut it into bite-sized pieces or dice it.
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Boil and mash the ingredients
Put a pot on the stove, adding 1 liter of water. Wait for the water to boil, then add 1/2 teaspoon of salt, the fish, and the carrot into the pot; boil for about 20 minutes until the ingredients are fully cooked.
After the time is up, remove the fish and carrot, and let them drain. Separate the fish meat, mash it finely, and put it in a bowl. Mash the carrot and put it in another bowl separately.
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Stir-fry fish meat
Put a pan on the stove, add 1 teaspoon of cooking oil, finely mashed fish, and 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder into the pan, stir-fry for about 5 minutes until the fish is cooked and well combined with the spices.
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Cook porridge
Bring the water used to boil the fish to a boil, then add 1 bowl of white rice and stir well. Cook for about 20 minutes until the porridge is fluffy.
Continue to add the finely mashed carrot, stir well to combine with the porridge. Cook for another 5 minutes, then turn off the heat and scoop the porridge into a bowl.
Add the stir-fried fish on top; when serving to the baby, you just need to mix it once again.
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Final product
Fish porridge with carrot is delicious, not fishy, and very nutritious. The fish meat is firm, with no bones, so you can safely let your baby eat it.
The porridge will taste better if served warm; the kids will definitely love this dish!
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