Baby ε's congee

This congee is baby ε's favourite. The chicken and carrots gives it a sweet taste; the dried scallops, sesame oil, mushrooms and anchovy powder makes it umami!

Ingredients:
250g of chicken mince
1 cup rice, washed
5 cups water
1/2 cup of enoki mushrooms, chopped
2 medium carrots
1 t anchovy powder
1 large Japanese dried scallop
1 egg
2 t sesame oil
small dash of soy sauce (omit if your baby is <1 year)

(recipe yields 3 portions of baby food)

1. Marinate chicken mince with the sesame oil and a small dash of soy sauce
2. Wash rice and dried scallop in medium sized pot. Add water to rice and bring to boil.  Add chicken mince.
3. Lower heat and let simmer for 30 minutes. Do not close lid. Stir regularly (every 10 minutes).
4. Add carrots, enoki mushrooms, anchovy powder and let simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
5. Lastly stir in the egg.
6. Let cool and store in 3 baby food containers.

Baby chicken fingers with apple

This recipe was passed around in my moms group. It's a super easy and yummy snack for babies (suitable from 7+ months). Baby ε loves munching on it!

Ingredients
1 cup chicken mince
1 carrot, chopped finely
1 apple, chopped finely
1/2 garlic clove, chopped finely
1/2 brown onion, chopped finely
1 egg yolk, beaten
1/4 cup breadcrumbs
pinch of thyme
ground black pepper to taste

1. Preheat oven to 200 Celsius. 
2.Mix all ingredients in a large bowl.
3. Scoop small balls of mixture using an ice cream scoop (to ensure even size), and roll into 8 little sausages.
4. Place into oven and grill for 10 minutes on each side.
5. Allow to cool.
6. Serve, or store in freezer for future use.