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

Bitter gourd pork rib soup

Ingredients: bitter gourd, pork rib, ginger, red dates, water

First time trying: Bitter gourd 

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean

- use hot water to run over pork ribs 

- peel bitter gourd and cut in half lengthwise, remove the seeds

- rub small amount of salt on the bitter gourd, rinse off. 

- slice bitter gourd and ginger 

- 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

Remarks: Bitter gourd soup is often cooked by the Chinese when the weather is hot as it believed to have cooling effects on the body. 

Turnip sweet potato soup

Ingredients: turnip, sweet potato, garlic, onion, water 

First time trying: Turnip

Method: 

- peel and cut turnip and sweet potato into small pieces. 

- chop garlic and onion. 

- sauté onion and garlic in a bowl

- add turnip and sweet potato, stir for about 5 minutes. 

- cover with water/chicken stock. 

- bring to boil and cook until vegetables are tender. 

- add salt to taste. 

Remark: can introduce turnip to baby from 8-10m.

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. 

Pea sprout + enokitake + button mushroom soup

Ingredients: pea sprout, enokitake, button mushroom, water 

Method: 

- rinse the ingredients

- slice button mushroom

- add everything in a pot and add water to fill the pot 

- boil for about 30 minutes. Serve. 

Red radish potato soup

Ingredients: sliced red radish, potato chunks, garlic, sea salt, olive oil, fresh milk

First time trying: red radish 

Method: 

- heat oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat.

- add garlic and sliced red radish and cook, stir frequently, until radishes are translucent, about 5 minutes. 

- add potatoes, milk and salt to taste. Bring to boil, stir occasionally, until potato is tender. 

- puree the mixture in a blender until smooth. Serve. 

Asparagus scramble

Ingredients: asparagus, egg, minced onion, olive oil

Method: 

- sauté onion in skillet over medium heat

- add chopped asparagus and cook, stir fry

- lightly beat the egg 

- pour egg into skillet

- (can add shredded cheese)

- shaking skillet and turning over vegetables and egg mixture until cooked 

- serve scramble warm

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 

Chicken soup with fennel, leeks, carrot + apple

Ingredients: fennel, leeks, carrot, apple, chicken, water

First time trying: Fennel

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean

- use hot water to run over chicken

- remove fennel stems and cut the bulb to half

- peel carrot, chop carrot and leeks

- 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

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 potato soup + pumpkin sauce pasta

Ingredients & method : 

1) Mushroom potato soup

• Button mushrooms, potato, onion, olive oil

- wash the ingredients and chop finely

- bake potato (mommysheree bake with breadmaker for about 20 min) 

- heat the pan with oil

- sauté onion

- add mushroom, stir fry 

- add potato, stir fry

- add water to cover the ingredients and simmer until cooked

- put in food processor and blend. Serve. 

2) Pumpkin sauce pasta 

• Pumpkin, tomato, broccoli, shredded cheese, baby pasta 

- boil pasta in a bowl, add a drop of oil to prevent pasta from sticking. Set aside once cooked. 

- wash the ingredients clean

- dice to chunks

- steam pumpkin, tomato and broccoli for about 10 min

- blend to puree form

- add some shredded cheese 

- serve with cooked pasta 

White radish seaweed soup

Ingredients: White radish, seaweed, pork ribs, red dates, thumb size ginger, water

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean

- soak seaweed for 2 hours then rinse, cut small pieces

- peel and dice white radish

- blanch the pork ribs 

- put all the ingredients in a pot

- add water and start to boil 

- turn to medium heat once boiling and continue to boil for 1.5-2 hours. 

Celery chicken + vege soup

Ingredients & method : 

1) Celery chicken

• Celery, chicken, carrot, onion

- wash the ingredients and chop finely

- heat the pan with oil

- sauté onion

- add chicken, stir fry

- add celery and carrot, stir fry

- add water bit by bit and fry till cooked

2) Vege soup

• Carrot, corn, tomato, beetroot, red dates 

- wash the ingredients clean

- dice to chunks

- add all ingredients in a bowl

- add plenty of water

- boil for about 1 hour. Done 

ABC soup with mee suah

Ingredients: carrot, corn, tomato, potato, pork rib, organic mee suah

Method: 

- wash the ingredients clean

- peel the skin of carrot and potato

- dice the ingredient to small chunk 

- rinse the pork ribs with hot boiling water 

- put in the bowl, add water and start boiling

- add carrot, corn, potato, tomato and continue to boil for about an hour 

- when it is almost done, add in mee suah and continue to boil until mee softened. Serve. 

Leeks potato chicken soup

Ingredients: Leek, potato, chicken, onion

First time trying : Leek

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean

- chop onion, leek, potato and chicken to small chunks 

- heat oil in saucepan over medium heat

- sauté the onion

- add chicken, stir fry

- add potato and leek, then cook, stirring

- cover the ingredients with water, boil until soft

- puree the soup in a blender. Serve hot.

Remark: mommy Sheree did not add any seasoning, salt or sugar to baby meals at this age.