I haven’t posted new baby recipes for a while but a good friend finally motivated me to do so.
She has been cooking the sweet potato porridge for her daughter and can’t wait for my new baby recipes.
So, here is my deluxe baby porridge recipe that I have been making for Baby G since he was 7 months old.
It’s called deluxe baby porridge because I have added many nutritious and delicious ingredients to the porridge: protein (you can use chicken, ground pork, fish, or beef), dried scallop (the secret ingredient in Chinese cooking that makes food extra yummy), silver fish or baby anchovy (which is loaded with calcium), potato (sweet potato or regular Russet potato or Yukon Gold), squash (I love pumpkin, kabocha, or butternut squash), vitamin C (tomato, broccoli florets, green beans, carrots), and onion.
Onion has many medicinal benefits and stimulates good appetite.
I also add an egg yolk towards the end of the cooking because Baby G doesn’t like formula.
Believe it or not, Baby G has been eating this same porridge for over 6 months (he is now 13 months) and he never gets bored; in fact, he eats more and more each day because he is now an active walker!
This recipe is very versatile because you can change the combinations I proposed above: use a different protein every day, change your potato, squash, and vitamin C and you have many variations.
For me, the silver fish, dried scallop, and onion always stay because of the great flavors they lend to the porridge.
Please take note that the dried scallops are quite expensive but if you do get it, buy the small dried scallops (slightly bigger than a dime), preferably from Japan.
It’s hard to swallow so I always remove it from the porridge before I blend it.
If you have never fed your baby all the ingredients in this recipe, always start by introducing one ingredient at a time until you’re sure that your baby doesn’t have any allergy reactions to the ingredients.
As Baby G grows, I slowly introduce new ingredients to his porridge.
His new favorite is corn kernel, which adds a subtle sweetness to the taste.
So experiment with the recipe and find your baby’s favorite combinations.
In any case, I can assure you that this porridge tastes very good, so much so you won’t mind eating it, too.
Happy feeding!
How Many Calories per Serving?
This recipe is only 149 calories per serving.
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Deluxe Baby Porridge
Congee (rice porridge) – Asian comfort food great for babies. You can make it plain or get creative like this version.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup rice
- 3 cups water
- 3 oz. protein, chicken, fish, pork, or beef
- 1 oz. sweet potato, orange-color, cut into small pieces
- 1 oz. pumpkin or kabocha, cut into small pieces
- 1-2 dried scallops removed after cooked
- 1 tablespoon dried silver fish rinsed
- 1 spring onion cut into small pieces
- 3-4 broccoli florets or 3 wedges tomato
- 1 egg yolk
Directions
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1
Put the rice into a small pot and rinse with cold water a few times. Discard the cloudy water and add 3 cups of filtered water into the rice. Add all the ingredients into the pot and bring it to bowl on medium heat. Lower the heat to simmer, cover the pot, and let cook for 45 minutes or until the rice breaks down completely.
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2
If using egg yolk, lightly beat the egg yolk and add to the porridge. Stir a few times, and let cook for about 1-2 minutes. Before serving, remove the dried scallops (you can eat them) before using a blender to puree the porridge. Serve it cool to avoid burning your baby.
C
Hello.
Do you cut your poultry/pork into tiny chunks before adding in with other ingredients ?
Can this be done in a rice cooker ?
Rasa Malaysia
Yes.
Sanjay
If I wanted to make twice the quantity, can I just double the amounts ? Will same the apply to the water ? If I use 1/2 cup of rice then do I use 6 cups of water?
Rasa Malaysia
You don’t have to add 6 cups of water. Just 4 cups should be fine.
Sanjay
Ok great. So I can double the quantities of protein and vegetables and rice and just use 4 cups of water ?
Rasa Malaysia
No, it will be super thick.
Sanjay
Oh I see. So can I add more water if I want to make the twice the amount ?
Rasa Malaysia
Yes, just boiling down.
Eva
My porridge tends to turn watery the moment I blend it. How do I get a good consistency?
Rasa Malaysia
Cook longer.
Lisa
Hi Bee, may I know how do you store the porridge from lunch to dinner? How do you heat the porridge for dinner?
Rasa Malaysia
Just reheat in the microwave or on the stove.
Mun
Which rice do u use?
Ima
Can babies without teeth eat this?
Wong Pek Sun
Hi,
Thanks for sharing the recipe. Tried this recipe, the porridge taste so good that I don’t mind to eat it also. My baby just turn one year old and he hates his milk so much. Mind to share how much milk your baby drink at one year old?
Ima
My baby drinks 6 to 7 feeds of milk a day.
Macy
Can we freeze the congee?
Baby K
Can i use resular dried scallop. I cant seem to find tothe japanese one. Also can i use ikan bilis powder instead of ikan bilis.. he’s just turned 7 months so he cant chew yet
Rasa Malaysia
Yes you can.
Saylasha
Babies can chew as young as 5 months, ikan bilis in porridge is soft your baby should be able to, do more research on food like baby lead weaning and do not control baby’s food so much that they do not know how to develop thei mouth jaw and eating capabilities when introduced to real food too late, a baby can eat chicken at 6 months. Do more research mothers don’t use your grandmothers recipes their back dated.
Sofiya
My baby loves this! I even had some for myself coz it tastes so good!
Pei Yee
Thanks for the recipe! One question. I read in your comments that this is good for 2 portions. Since your don’t recommend freezing, do you feed your son this for both lunch and dinner?
Rasa Malaysia
Yes.
Miho
Hi! How long does this last in the fridge?
Mummy of A
Hi, thanks for the recipe! Do you use 1 whole small onion, or larger?
Rasa Malaysia
A small one