How to Cook Nutritious Beef and Spinach Porridge for Children

How to cook Beef porridge with spinach

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  Prepare the ingredients

  To eliminate the unpleasant smell from the beef, you can soak the beef in diluted salt water for about 5 minutes, then wash it clean and slice it thinly.

  How to clean and remove the smell from beef

  • Method 1: Roast a small piece of ginger until cooked, then use a spoon to scrape off the outer skin, pound it finely, and rub it evenly around the beef, then rinse it with clean water.
  • Method 2: Soak the beef in white wine for about 15 minutes to eliminate the unpleasant smell and then rinse it with clean water.

  See details: How to choose clean, odorless beef

  Remove the roots, wilted leaves, and bruised leaves from the spinach. Soak the greens in diluted salt water for about 10 minutes, then rinse well with 2 – 3 times of clean water and let it drain.

  Next, cut the greens into small pieces about the length of a finger.

  Peel the shallots and chop them finely.

  

  
• 2

  Cook the porridge

  Rinse the rice clean about 2 times, then add the rice to the pot, adding water above the rice about the length of a finger.

  Next, place the pot on the stove, cook on high heat until boiling, then reduce the heat and cook for another 15 minutes until the rice grains swell, then turn off the heat.

  

  
• 3

  Grind the beef with spices

  You put the beef into the grinder, along with 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and 1/2 of the chopped shallots, then press to grind finely.

  

  
• 4

  Sauté the beef

  Place a pot on the stove over medium heat, add 1 teaspoon of olive oil, wait for the oil to heat, then add the remaining shallots to sauté until fragrant.

  When the shallots are fragrant, add the ground beef and sauté for about 2 minutes until firm.

  

  
• 5

  Add the cooked porridge to the beef

  Next, you add the cooked porridge to the pot of sautéed beef, adjust the heat to low and cook for an additional 10 minutes.

  

  
• 6

  Add the prepared spinach

  When the time is sufficient, you add the spinach to the pot of porridge, gently stir and when you see the pot of porridge boiling again, turn off the heat and add 1 teaspoon of olive oil.

  

  
• 7

  Blend the porridge

  You use a hand blender to blend the porridge until smooth. Finally, you just need to scoop the porridge into a bowl, let it cool a bit, and then you can feed it to the baby!

  

  
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  Finished Product

  Beef and spinach porridge will have a very eye-catching and appealing green color after cooking, with a pleasant, subtle aroma.

  When tasting, you will feel the smooth and easy-to-eat porridge with the natural sweetness and softness of the beef blending with a hint of the fresh sweetness of the spinach.