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Preparation
5 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Shrimp and asparagus porridge is extremely good for your little one, it is a porridge dish that mothers should refer to immediately to prepare, enriching the menu for children, and above all, babies who are starting to eat solids really love this dish. Let’s cook and show off your skills right away!
Ingredients for Shrimp and Asparagus Porridge For 2 bowls
White rice 1 tablespoon Fresh shrimp 100 gr Asparagus 3 stalks Coriander 3 sprigs Baby food salt 1/2 teaspoon Baby seasoning powder 1/2 teaspoon Salt A little
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose fresh shrimp
- Fresh shrimp have transparent shells, firm bodies, straight shapes, and the legs and heads are firmly attached to the body. Additionally, fresh shrimp have a faint seafood smell, not a strong fishy odor.
- Shrimp that have been stored for a long time are cloudy, feel soft and mushy when pressed, have a curved shape, and the head and legs are not tightly attached to the body or turn black, with an unpleasant odor.
How to choose delicious asparagus
- Fresh asparagus has a sturdy, shiny stalk, straight stems, and no odor. In addition, the color of the asparagus will gradually darken from the base to the tip, and the base should be dry.
- Do not buy asparagus stalks that are broken, wilted, soft, have a foul smell, black spots, or signs of mold. Especially, if the asparagus has flowered, it should not be used and needs to be discarded.
Tools needed
Hand blender, stove, pan, knife, cutting board,…
How to make shrimp asparagus porridge
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Prepare shrimp and asparagus
Shrimp should be washed, then remove the head, peel off the shell, and use a knife to make a cut down the middle to remove the black vein, cut off the remaining tail, wash again, and let drain.
Cut off the tough part at the base of the asparagus, wash the tender part with salt water.
Cilantro should have the roots removed, washed with water, drained, and chopped finely.
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Wash rice and cook porridge
Add 1 tablespoon of rice into a small bowl and rinse with water 2 – 3 times to clean. Then add 250ml of water and the rinsed rice into a pot, place it on the stove and cook on high heat until the rice expands.
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Cook and blend shrimp with asparagus
Add shrimp and asparagus into a pan, add a little water and place it on the stove to cook on medium heat until the shrimp and asparagus are cooked.
Next, take all the cooked shrimp and asparagus and put them into a hand blender, add 2 tablespoons of water and blend until smooth for about 3 minutes, then transfer to a bowl.
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Cook shrimp porridge with asparagus
Once the rice has softened, reduce the heat to medium, add the shrimp and the blended asparagus to the porridge, stir well, then add the mixture of ingredients including: 1/2 teaspoon of baby formula salt and 1/2 teaspoon of baby seasoning, plus a little finely chopped coriander to make the porridge more fragrant and appealing.
Finally, season according to the baby’s dietary needs, turn off the heat, and serve the porridge in a bowl and let it cool slightly before letting the baby enjoy.
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Final product
The porridge has the fragrant smell of asparagus and the sweet taste of shrimp, while also providing calcium. The delicious flavor and nutritional richness of shrimp asparagus porridge makes it a dish that the baby will enjoy endlessly.
With the above article, you can cook asparagus shrimp porridge extremely simply, deliciously, and nutritiously for your beloved baby. Good luck!
*Source of recipe and images shared from Facebook: Pé Nam
