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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Do you want your child’s bones to be strong but don’t know what to cook? Then cooking okra porridge for your baby will be a great choice because okra is rich in calcium, helping your child’s bones become sturdier. So what are you waiting for? Let’s get cooking and make porridge for your baby right away!
Ingredients for Okra Porridge For 2 people
Pork lean 200 gr Okra 50 gr White porridge 1 bowl (rice bowl) Olive oil 1/3 tablespoon Salt/Seasoning a little
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh pork
- You should observe the color of the meat piece; fresh meat will have a light pink or light red color, the fibers of the meat will slightly tighten when cut, the surface should be dry, and the skin should be soft.
- Choose pieces of meat that have a characteristic aroma, with no fishy smell. When you gently press with your hand, you should feel the elasticity and it should return to its original shape when you withdraw your hand; the meat should not be indented.
- You should not choose pieces of meat that have an unusual foul smell, pale or dark color, or are slimy as this may indicate that the meat has been stored for too long.
How to choose fresh and delicious jute leaves
- You should choose young shoots that are bright green and do not have many buds.
- Avoid selecting leaves that are bruised, wilted from being left too long, or overly fresh, as they may have been sprayed with harmful substances.
Tools needed
Meat grinder, pot, knife, spoon, bowl…
How to make Jute Leaf Porridge
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Boil the pork
The meat you bought should be rubbed with salt to remove dirt, then washed clean with water and drained.
Boil about 300ml of filtered water in a pot and add the meat, cooking for about 5 minutes on medium heat, then turn off the heat, remove the meat, and let it drain.
After that, use a knife to cut the boiled meat into small slices and chop finely.
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Prepare and blend okra
Soak the okra you bought in salted water for about 3 – 5 minutes to remove harmful chemicals, then take it out and let it drain.
After that, chop the okra and put it in the meat grinder with a little water, then blend for about 1 minute until it forms a thick mixture.
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Cook okra porridge
Put a pot on the stove, add 1 bowl of prepared white porridge and 500ml of water, and stir the mixture over medium heat.
Next, add 1/3 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning powder, then continue to stir for about 5 minutes until the mixture boils, then add the meat and cook for about 1 more minute.
Finally, add all the blended okra into the pot, stir well for about 2 minutes until the ingredients are combined, then turn off the heat.
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Completion
You ladle the porridge into a bowl, add 1/3 tablespoon of olive oil and stir well with a spoon until the porridge cools down, then it can be served to the baby.
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Final Product
The completed Malabar spinach porridge has a delicious aroma, the porridge is soft, combined with Malabar spinach and lean pork which are rich in nutrients, making it a nutritious dish that should be included in the baby’s weaning menu.
So TasteVN has shared with you the recipe for rau đay porridge for your baby, which supplements the necessary calcium for strong bones. Hope this helps you have a useful recipe. Wish you success in your cooking!
