How to Cook Super Nutritious Mackerel Porridge for Babies at Home

How to make Mackerel Porridge

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  Prepare the ingredients

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

  Japanese knotweed should be picked for fresh leaves, washed clean, and then chopped finely. Ginger should be washed clean and sliced.

  
• 2

  Boil and mash the mackerel

  Put 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 each piece of fish meat from the skin and bones, place it in a mortar and mash it up.

  

  

  
• 3

  Fry the fish meat

  Heat a pan with 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, then add the mashed mackerel and fry evenly over medium heat. Season with 1 teaspoon of fish sauce and stir until the fish is dry and fluffy, then turn off the heat and transfer 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 and will come off on its own.

  

  
• 4

  Cooking porridge

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

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

  

  

  
• 5

  Final product

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