Baby A is losing fats as he started to be more active. Decided to make more nutritious food aka porridge (lazy mama!) for him instead of just vegetables and fruits purée.
Fish stock is the easiest to make as it does not require long hours of boiling unlike chicken stock.
Ingredients (for about 3 liters stock):
- 1 medium carrot (peeled and chopped)
- 1 medium onion (peeled and chopped)
- 3 to 4 fresh parsley
- 2 kg fish bones
- 2-3 honey dates
- Slices of ginger
Step 1: Blanch the fish bones (pour hot water over the bones, let it sit for 5-10 minutes and pour away the water).
Step 2: Bring a pot of water to boil. Add all the ingredients to the boiling water. Boil for about 45 minutes.
Step 3: Allow the stock to cool. Sieve the fish stock to remove any fine bones. Store the fish stock in tupperware containers.
Some recipes call for sauteing the fish bones before boiling to remove the fishy taste. I find there is little difference in the taste but lots of difference when it comes to time spent and washing the pots LOL. So I do not sauté the bones anymore.
I usually freeze using ice cube trays so that I can have defrost small portion for baby porridge. Can keep for 3 days in fridge and 3 months in freezer. However I can usually finish the stock in a week. Baby likes porridge made with fish stock as it is very fragrant! Mama is also very happy knowing that all the good collagen and nutrients are in the porridge even if I did not add any meat.
My lazy mama hack!
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