As #2 moves into stage 2 of weaning, I start to find myself exploring recipes that is suitable for both a baby and a pre-schooler. Time is a constraint as #2 transforms from a sleep all day baby to a nap for 30 minutes super light sleeper. To add to the challenge, #1 is a very picky eater who insists on eating the same thing everyday.
Today, I've decided to try out noobcook's recipe Apple Pork Rib Soup with some tweaks of my own to make it baby friendly. The original recipe is found here: http://www.noobcook.com/apple-soup/.
Here's my version of Apple Pork Soup for baby & preschooler.
Ingredients
300g pork for soup - I used 龙肉 aka 龙骨. A wet market vendor will know what this is.
3 red organic apples
1 onion
1.2 liters of water
Method
Thermos Thermal Cooker
Time
10 mins prep, 6 hours total. Time away from baby - 15 mins.
Quarter and removed the core of 3 apples. Quarter and remove outer layer of the onion. Bleach pork in hot water and set aside. Place all ingredients and water into the thermal cooker's inner pot. Bring to a boil for 10mins then lower the fire to a small boil for another 20mins. Remove from heat and place pot into thermal cooker and wait for 5-6hours. Before serving, bring to a boil for 10mins.
I would do this at night after the kids are asleep and the soup will be ready in the early morning for me to convert it onto what the menu was for the day or served as-is with a pinch of salt for #1.
The result was 2 happy kids who wolfed down their lunch and a very satisfied mummy.
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Basic Pork Stock
#2 loves her porridge and she likes it made with fresh stock. So I've been exploring how I can provide her with what she likes yet still not be a slave to the stove.
The very first stock made for her is pork stock. It's super simple with 2 ingredients and can be done in many ways.
Here's my Simple Pork Stock for baby's porridge.
Ingredients
150g pork - I used 腰肉 or 肉头
water
Bleach pork in water. Set pork aside. Now choose the method of cooking and it's done!
Method - Boil over stove. Time away from baby - 20-30mins.
Place meat and 800ml water into a pot and boil for 40-50mins. During cooking, check the water level and add water if too much water has evaporated.
Method - Slow Cooker. Time away from baby - 3mins.
Place meat and 500ml hot boiling water into slow cooker. Set on high for 3-4hrs or on auto over night.
Method - Thermal Cooker. Time away from baby - 5mins
Place meat and 800ml water into a inner pot and boil for 15mins. Place in thermal pot and it will be ready in 4-6hours. Bring to a boil before using.
Each method I tried yielded stock that are slightly different in taste. In short, the longer the stock is over the stove, the more intense the flavour is, the yummier the porridge will be. This also translate to longer time away from the baby, higher chances of burning the pot because I fell asleep nursing #2 and too much risk when number #1 is at home jumping around.
Thus, my preferred method of cooking stock is my trusty thermal cooker. I would cook the stock at night after the kids are asleep and bring it to a 2nd boil either before I sleep or in the morning before cooking the porridge. This would yield a favourful stock that will rival the one cooked 1 hour over the stove.
There are lots of other stuff that can be added to the basic stock and turn it into a yummy soup for baby. So far I've only used food that has already been tasted and confirmed as non allergen for #2. She been loving my experiments and that makes me happy.
The very first stock made for her is pork stock. It's super simple with 2 ingredients and can be done in many ways.
Here's my Simple Pork Stock for baby's porridge.
Ingredients
150g pork - I used 腰肉 or 肉头
water
Bleach pork in water. Set pork aside. Now choose the method of cooking and it's done!
Method - Boil over stove. Time away from baby - 20-30mins.
Place meat and 800ml water into a pot and boil for 40-50mins. During cooking, check the water level and add water if too much water has evaporated.
Method - Slow Cooker. Time away from baby - 3mins.
Place meat and 500ml hot boiling water into slow cooker. Set on high for 3-4hrs or on auto over night.
Method - Thermal Cooker. Time away from baby - 5mins
Place meat and 800ml water into a inner pot and boil for 15mins. Place in thermal pot and it will be ready in 4-6hours. Bring to a boil before using.
Each method I tried yielded stock that are slightly different in taste. In short, the longer the stock is over the stove, the more intense the flavour is, the yummier the porridge will be. This also translate to longer time away from the baby, higher chances of burning the pot because I fell asleep nursing #2 and too much risk when number #1 is at home jumping around.
Thus, my preferred method of cooking stock is my trusty thermal cooker. I would cook the stock at night after the kids are asleep and bring it to a 2nd boil either before I sleep or in the morning before cooking the porridge. This would yield a favourful stock that will rival the one cooked 1 hour over the stove.
There are lots of other stuff that can be added to the basic stock and turn it into a yummy soup for baby. So far I've only used food that has already been tasted and confirmed as non allergen for #2. She been loving my experiments and that makes me happy.
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