Spinach dumpling

Ingredients: flour 400g, minced meat 500g, chopped cabbage 600g, spinach, small bowl of water, chopped spring onion, grated ginger, salt, light soy sauce, sesame oil

Method:

[Prepare filling]

- put chopped cabbage in a bowl

- sprinkle some salt over it and leave for 10-15 minutes

- squeeze and drain the water, set aside

- marinate minced meat with grated ginger, 4-5 tbs of light soy sauce, 5 tbs of sesame oil

- mix in chopped spring onion

- mix in cabbage that was previously set aside.

- mix well, add a little bit of water if it is too dry

- mix it well and put in fridge 

[Prepare dumpling skin]

- puree spinach and set aside

- add water to flour

- mix well, add spinach puree

- mix to become dough 

- cover with wet cloth and set aside for 45 minutes 

- wrap dumpling filling with dumpling skin

- boil in water until cooked. Serve 

First food : Bean sprout

Ingredients: bean sprout, sliced carrot, minced pork, sliced cabbage, mee suah, chopped garlic, cooking oil, light soy sauce

First time trying : Bean sprout

Method:

- marinate minced pork with light soy sauce for an hour

- boil mee suah until soft and set aside

- heat up pan with cooking oil

- add in garlic and sauté until fragrant 

- add in minced pork and fry until meat is cook

- add in carrot, bean sprout and cabbage, fry for a few minutes 

- add in mee suah and continue to stir fry

- season to taste (optional). Ready to serve

Stir-fried pork with ginger and black fungus

Ingredients: sliced black fungus, minced pork, ginger, garlic, light soy sauce, cooking oil

First time trying : Black fungus

Method: 

- marinate minced pork with light soy sauce for one hour

- heat up a bit of oil in pan

- add ginger, sauté until lightly browned, add garlic, sauté until fragrant 

- add black fungus, stir-fry for a few minutes 

- mix in minced pork, stir-fry until meat is cooked

- add a bit of water if too dry, continue to fry for a while. Serve 

Black bean carrot pork bone soup

Ingredients: black bean, carrot, pork bone, red dates, water

First time trying: Black bean

Method:

- pre-soak black bean for few hours 

- wash the ingredients clean

- use hot water to run over pork bone 

- peel carrot and dice to chunks 

- put all the ingredients in a bowl

- fill in water and bring to boil

- once it is boiling, turn to medium heat and continue to boil for another 1.5-2 hours

- serve with rice or mee

Red radish + pea sprout pork bone soup

Ingredients: sliced red radish, pea sprout, pork bone, few drops of sesame oil, sea salt, water 

Method: 

- blanch the pork bone

- add pork bone to pot and fill the pot with water, start to boil.

- once start boiling, add sesame oil and sliced red radish 

- boil for about an hour.

- add peasprout

- boil for another 10 minutes. 

- can add sea salt to taste. 

Beetroot parsnip carrot soup + pork meatball

Ingredients & method : 

1) Beetroot parsnip carrot soup

• Beetroot, parsnip, carrot, water

- wash the ingredients clean, peel the skin and chop to pieces 

- put the ingredients in a bowl

- add water to cover the ingredients and start to boil

- turn to medium heat once it starts boiling and continue to boil for 30-45 min 

- serve with rice or mee

2) Pork meatball 

• Minced pork, egg, flour, onion, garlic, oil

- chop onion and garlic finely

- sauté onion and garlic in frying pan for about 5 minutes. Set aside

- mix minced pork with egg, then add in a little white flour

- add in cooked onion and garlic and form ball shape

- add oil and fry with medium heat 

- ready when meatballs turn brown 

Chayote pork soup + mee suah

Ingredients: chayote, pork, goji, mee suah, water

First time trying: Chayote 

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean

- use hot water to run over pork

- peel chayote and dice smal chunks

- put all the ingredients in a bowl

- fill in water and bring to boil

- once it is boiling, turn to medium heat and continue to boil for another 1.5-2 hours

- serve with rice or mee

Remark: mommysheree didn't add salt or seasoning to the soup

Mushroom, broccoli, pork chawanmushi

Ingredients: shiitake mushroom, broccoli, minced pork, egg yolk, breast milk

Method: 

- marinate mince pork with one two drops of soy sauce 

- wash ingredients clean and chop finely

- mommysheree used egg yolk only

- beat the egg yolk then put all ingredients in

- steam for 10 minutes. Serve

Shiitake mushroom fried pork

Ingredients: shiitake mushroom, minced pork, garlic 

First time trying: mushroom 

Method: 

- wash mushroom and garlic and chop finely

- heat up saucepan with oil over medium heat 

- add garlic, stir fry til fragrance 

- add mushroom and minced pork, stir fry until cooked 

- serve with rice 

Remark: mushroom should never be eaten raw by adult or babies.

Traffic light capsicum fried pork

Ingredients: traffic light capsicum, pork, garlic

First time trying: capsicum

Method:

- wash capsicum thoroughly, remove the top and base of the capsicum

- chop garlic, capsicum and mince pork

- heat oil in saucepan over medium heat

- add garlic and stir fry

- add minced pork and stir fry 

- add capsicum, stir fry til fragrance

- serve with rice 

Steam tofu + egg yolk top with fry minced pork vege

Ingredient: onion, garlic, silken tofu, egg, minced pork, broccoli, rice 

Method:

- wash thoroughly and chop broccoli, onion and garlic 

-  heat saucepan with oil over medium heat 

- add onion and garlic, stir fry until fragrance

- add minced pork and stir fry 

- add broccoli, mix and fry for about 5 minutes 

- serve with rice, steam tofu and hard boiled egg

Egg yolk + tofu + vege pork porridge

Ingredients: Egg, tofu, tomato, broccoli, millet, quinoa, pork, rice

First time trying: Egg yolk

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean 

- dice the ingredients to small chunks 

- put millet, quinoa, pork and rice in a small pot

- add water until it covers the ingredients and half of the pot

- stove cook for 45 minutes to one hour 

- stir occasionally

- add tofu, tomato, broccoli and continue to boil for another 5 minutes before turning off fire 

- once done, put cooked porridge in food processor, blend for smoother consistency. 

- on another bowl, boil egg for 10 minutes, remove egg yolk from the white

- first time serve half of the egg yolk only

- serve egg yolk together with porridge

  

Remark:

- Egg whites are one of the top 8 allergen and should not be fed to babies before one year old 

- Always start off with small portion of egg yolk before progress to whole egg yolk and it is important to follow the 4 days wait rule to rule out allergic reactions.

Brinjal + tomato + peasprout + grains + pork porridge

Ingredients: Brinjal, tomato, pea sprout, millet, quinoa, pork, rice

First time trying: brinjal (eggplant)

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean 

- dice the ingredients to small chunks 

- put millet, quinoa, pork and rice in a small pot

- add water until it covers the ingredients and half of the pot

- stove cook for 45 minutes to one hour 

- stir occasionally

- add brinjal, tomato, peasprout and continue to boil for another 5 minutes before turning off fire 

- once done, put cooked porridge in food processor, blend for smoother consistency. Serve. 

Foods Good to Mix With Eggplant:

• Green bean
• Summer squash – zucchini or yellow/crooked necked
• Carrots
• Cheese
• Brown rice
• Lentils
• Pasta

Pearl bean + veges + grains + pork porridge

Ingredients: Pearl bean, pumpkin, tomato, spinach, millet, quinoa, pork, rice

First time trying: pearl bean  

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean 

- remove pearl beans from pods

- dice the ingredients to small chunks 

- put pearl bean, tomato, pumpkin, millet, quinoa, pork and rice in a small pot

- add water until it covers the ingredients and half of the pot

- stove cook for 45 minutes to one hour 

- stir occasionally

- add spinach and continue to boil for another 5 minutes before turning off fire 

- once done, put cooked porridge in food processor, blend for smoother consistency. Serve. 

Tips: good to use pearl bean to boil soup 

First food : Tomato

Ingredients: Tomato, pumpkin, pea sprout, millet, quinoa, pork, rice

First time trying: tomato

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean 

- cut the ingredients to small chunks 

- put pumpkin, millet, quinoa, pork and rice in a small pot

- add water until it covers the ingredients and half of the pot

- stove cook for 45 minutes to one hour 

- stir occasionally

- add tomato and peasprout and continue to boil for another 5 minutes before turning off fire 

- once done, put cooked porridge in food processor, blend for smoother consistency. Serve. 

How to prepare your millet and quinoa:

• Rinse the grains thoroughly in purified water to remove any stones or unhulled pieces. 
• Soak for 8 – 12 hours in purified, room temperature water.
• Before cooking, rinse thoroughly in purified water. 

Remark: normally mommy Sheree soak millet and quinoa in ceramic bowl and cover it, leave in fridge overnight.

Foods Good to Mix With Tomatoes

• Carrots
• Corn
• Eggplant
• Green Beans
• Leeks
• Peas
• Plantains or bananas
• Summer Squash – zucchini, yellow
• Lentils
• Pasta
• Rice
• Chicken
• Beef
• Pork

Peasprout + pumpkin + pork porridge

Ingredients: Peasprout, pumpkin, pork, rice

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean 

- peel the skin of pumpkin

- cut the ingredients to small chunks 

- put pumpkin, pork and rice in a small pot

- add water until it covers the ingredients and half of the pot

- stove cook for 45 minutes to one hour 

- stir occasionally

- add peasprout and continue to boil for another 5 minutes before turning off fire 

- once done, put cooked porridge in food processor, blend for smoother consistency. Serve.