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Veal Pea Rice Mash for Babies (7 months+)

Veal, peas and soft rice form a savoury mash when the meat is cooked safely and the peas are fully crushed. This recipe specifies minced veal for more consistent preparation than unspecified diced cuts.

7 months+Lunch25 minEasy
Veal Pea Rice Mash
  • Age Range7 months+
  • Prep 5 min · Cook 20 min
  • DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

  • 40g lean minced veal
  • 2 tbsp peas, fresh or frozen
  • 2 tbsp uncooked white rice
  • Water for cooking rice, according to its packet, plus a little to moisten
  • 1 tsp olive oil (optional)

Preparation

  1. Cook the dry rice with sufficient water according to its package until very soft; allow the full cooking time, which may exceed the recipe's original estimate. Steam or simmer peas until fully tender and squash them completely.

  2. Cook minced veal separately, breaking up all clumps, until a food thermometer reads at least 71°C (160°F) throughout.

  3. Finely blend or mash fully cooked veal, crushed peas and soft rice with a little safe cooking liquid until moist and spoonable. Stir in olive oil if using and cool before offering.

Serving by Age

Serve on a spoon with no dense minced-meat clumps, intact round peas or sticky rice balls. Adjust to a smoother or thicker moist mash as your baby manages texture.

7 months+

This recipe is listed for 7m+, so the 6m+ field does not recommend serving it earlier. Within the listed age range and when your baby can manage the texture, if appropriate to an earlier feeding stage, blend to a moist smooth texture without whole peas or meat clumps.

9 months+

Soft moist mash with thoroughly crushed peas, fine fully cooked veal and tender rice.

Allergen Information

Plain veal, peas and rice do not intentionally contain a listed major allergen, although peas are legumes and can trigger individual allergic reactions. Check any stock or packaged ingredients.

Storage

Cool cooked rice and untouched portions within 1 hour and refrigerate or freeze promptly. Use refrigerated rice-containing portions within 24 hours, reheat only once until steaming hot throughout, stir and cool before feeding. Discard baby's bowl leftovers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How should I store Veal Pea Rice Mash?

Cool cooked rice and untouched portions within 1 hour and refrigerate or freeze promptly. Use refrigerated rice-containing portions within 24 hours, reheat only once until steaming hot throughout, stir and cool before feeding. Discard baby's bowl leftovers.

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