How to Cook Super Nutritious Mackerel Porridge for Kids at Home

How to cook Mackerel Porridge

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  Prepare the ingredients

  When you buy mackerel, to reduce the fishy smell, rub the fish with a little salt and then rinse it with water.

  Pick fresh Japanese knotweed leaves, wash them clean, and chop them finely. Wash the ginger and slice it.

  
• 2

  Boil and pound the mackerel

  Place a pot on the stove with 500ml of water, add the mackerel slices along with 2 slices of ginger and boil for about 10 minutes until cooked, then remove and let cool.

  After that, separate the fish meat from the skin and bones, place it in a mortar, and pound it until it is finely crushed.

  

  

  
• 3

  Fry the fish meat

  Heat a pan on the stove with 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and add the pounded mackerel meat, frying it evenly over medium heat. Season with 1 teaspoon of fish sauce and stir until the fish meat is dry and fluffy, then turn off the heat and transfer it to a container.

  Note: When frying the fish, in the initial stage, the fish may stick to the pan a little, so don’t worry too much. Stir continuously over medium heat until the fish dries out and will naturally come off.

  

  
• 4

  Cook the porridge

  Place a pan on the stove, add the rice to the pot with about 100ml of filtered water, stir well to combine, then cook over medium heat until it becomes porridge.

  Before turning off the heat, add the Japanese spinach and stir well until cooked, then transfer to a bowl and top with the fried mackerel. That’s it, you’re done.

  

  

  
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  Final product

  The mackerel porridge when completed will have the fragrant smell of fish and Japanese spinach blended together, creating a delicious, easy-to-eat, and highly nutritious dish for children.