Recipe for Pink Salmon Porridge for Baby’s First Foods (No Fishy Smell)

Tilapia Porridge Recipe for Babies with Choy Sum

Ingredients:

• 50g of rice (or white rice as desired)
• 30g of tilapia (about 1/4 of a small fish)
• 20g of choy sum
• 1 slice of fresh ginger
• A little spring onion (if the baby is not allergic)
• 1 teaspoon of baby oil

Instructions:

• Wash the tilapia with diluted salt water to remove the slime and natural fishy smell. Then, rinse with clean water.
• Boil water, add the fish and a slice of fresh ginger. Ginger effectively removes the fishy smell.
• When the fish is cooked, remove it, let it cool, gently remove the bones and skin, then shred the fish.
• Wash the rice, put it in a pot with enough water (ratio of 1 part rice to 10 parts water). Cook over low heat until the porridge is soft.
• Wash the choy sum, chop or puree, then add to the porridge pot when the porridge is almost cooked.
• When the porridge and vegetables are soft, add the fish to the pot, stir well, and cook for about 5-7 minutes to allow the fish to absorb the flavor and soften.

Finishing:

• Spoon the porridge into a bowl, add a little baby oil, and mix well. If your baby likes it, you can add chopped spring onions to enhance the flavor.
• Let the porridge cool to a suitable temperature before feeding it to your baby.

Note: Depending on your baby’s preference and taste, choy sum can be replaced with spinach or Malabar spinach.

Tilapia Porridge Recipe for Babies with Pumpkin and Ginger

Ingredients:

• 50g of glutinous rice and regular rice (1:1 ratio)
• 30g of tilapia
• 50g of pumpkin
• 1 slice of fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon of baby oil

Instructions:

• Clean the fish, wash with diluted salt water, and rinse with clean water to remove the fishy smell.
• Boil the fish with ginger to reduce the fishy smell, then remove, let cool, remove the bones and skin, and shred the fish.
• Peel, wash, and chop the pumpkin.
• Add the pumpkin to the porridge pot first with the rice to cook until the pumpkin is soft and blended with the porridge.
• Wash the glutinous rice and regular rice, put them in a pot with water, and cook until the porridge and pumpkin are soft.
• When the porridge is almost cooked, add the fish and cook together. Stir well to mix the fish with the porridge.
• Continue cooking for 5-7 minutes to let the fish absorb the flavor and the pumpkin cook thoroughly.

Finishing:

• Spoon the porridge into a bowl, add baby oil, and mix well.
• Let the porridge cool to a suitable temperature before letting your baby enjoy it.

Note: Pumpkin has a natural sweetness, combined with ginger, it makes the porridge more delicious and creates a warm feeling in the baby’s belly, very suitable for cold days.

Tilapia Porridge Recipe for Babies with Sweet Potato

Tilapia and sweet potato are a perfect combination, providing complete nutrition for young children. Sweet potato not only adds natural sweetness to the porridge but is also rich in vitamin A, fiber, and other nutrients, supporting the baby’s digestive system to develop healthily.

Ingredients:

• 50g of rice
• 30g of tilapia (about 1/4 of a small fish)
• 50g of sweet potato (about 1 small tuber)
• 1 slice of fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon of baby oil

Instructions:

• Wash the fish with diluted salt water to remove the slime and fishy smell. Remove the internal organs and black membrane inside the fish’s belly.
• Boil water, add the fish and a slice of fresh ginger, and cook until the fish is done.
• Remove the fish to cool, then remove the bones and skin, taking only the shredded fish meat.
• Peel the sweet potato, wash, and cut into small pieces for easy cooking and pureeing.
• You can boil or steam the sweet potato until soft.
• Wash the rice, put it in a pot with an appropriate amount of water (ratio of 1 part rice to 10 parts water).
• When the porridge boils, reduce the heat and cook until the porridge is soft.
• Add the cooked sweet potato to the porridge pot, puree with a spoon, and mix well with the porridge.
• When the porridge and sweet potato are blended and soft, add the tilapia meat to the pot. Stir well to let the fish absorb into the porridge.
• Cook for about 5-7 minutes to fully blend the fish and porridge, and check the softness of the porridge and fish.

Finishing:

• Spoon the porridge into a bowl, add a little baby oil, and mix well to add essential fats.
• Let the porridge cool to a suitable temperature before feeding it to your baby.

Tips for Removing Fishy Smell from Porridge

• Fresh ginger: Ginger has the ability to naturally remove the fishy smell of fish. You can use sliced fresh ginger to boil with the fish or add it directly to the porridge.
• White wine: A small amount of white wine used to marinate the fish before cooking also helps effectively remove the fishy smell.
• Lemon or vinegar: Using lemon or vinegar when washing the fish helps remove the fishy smell and clean the fish slime.

With the recipe for tilapia porridge for babies above, not only does it provide a nutritious meal for your baby, but it also ensures a delicious flavor without the fishy smell. You can flexibly change different types of vegetables so that your baby doesn’t get bored and ensure adequate nutrients for your child’s development.