Feeding children 1 year old is a process in which it is necessary not only to prepare tasty and healthy food, but also try to feed a little fidget.
For this, all family members, household items, and sometimes fairy-tale heroes can be involved.
But nevertheless, the success of feeding depends on how appetizing our dish looks and what kind of taste it will have.
Today we will get to know the best meatball recipes for children under 1 year old.
Meatballs for children - the basic principles of cooking
First of all, I want to note that this product is loved by both children and adults. Since it is very satisfying, tasty, fragrant and mouth-watering. But before introducing this dish into your child’s diet, you must remember that:
• children are recommended to give meat from 8 months;
• the child’s food tract must be well developed;
• excess protein can burden the kidneys;
• the daily diet of a one-year-old baby should be 80 grams;
• for allergies, it is not recommended to add egg whites. They can be replaced with quail eggs;
• Accustom your child to solid foods. Try to reduce the amount of grated vegetables in the diet of a child who is more than 7 months old. He must develop chewing reflexes.
The technology for making meatballs for children is not much different from their preparation for adults..
For example:
• The broth is cooked twice:
- meatballs are poured into boiled water and boiled for five to ten minutes;
- then the water is poured out, recruited new distilled, which should boil;
- in the new water, which boils, the meatballs are lowered and boiled for another 10 minutes before putting the following products.
• They try not to use the grill, but in our article we will offer an interesting recipe for its supporters.
• Soup potatoes are cut into small cubes to make it easier for the baby to chew.
• Carrots and, if necessary, onions should be rubbed on the smallest grater. Some children do not really like the kind of carrots and onions that they see in the soup. But you can show imagination and cut a carrot with an asterisk, a circle or a flower. This will cause the baby’s interest in the new dish.
• No hot spices added.
Meatballs for children is a universal dish that can be prepared both first and second. And you can even boil a delicious soup, "extra" meatballs to serve with any other side dish.
Variations of meat for minced meat can be different: pork + beef, beef + turkey, beef + veal, veal + rabbit, chicken, and you can use each of them in its pure form.
In the main recipe for meatball soup, you can add:
• noodles, noodles, cobwebs. Now there are very interesting and varied variations that may interest the baby. It is recommended to take instant cooking and cover it 3 minutes before readiness. And if you have ordinary stars or shells, then fill them after potatoes.
• Rice. It is introduced into the baby’s diet at 7 months. But note that this cereal has strength properties.
• Zucchini, Cauliflower. Try treating your child to soup with the addition of the above products. To do this, finely chop them into cubes and dip them into the soup immediately after the potatoes.
• Cheese. It is best to grate on a fine grater and pour into the soup immediately before use. Cheese will give the dish a peculiar taste.
• Greenery. Finely chopped parsley will give the soup not only color and aroma, but also various vitamins.
As a side dish for meatballs for children 1 year old, you can use mashed potatoes, light porridge, mashed carrots, cauliflower or other vegetables, as well as various types of cereals.
Recipe 1. The main recipe for meatballs
Ingredients:
• Beef - 100 grams
• Pork (non-greasy) - 80 grams
• White bread (crumb or roll) - 20 grams
• Egg white - 1 pc.
• Salt - to taste
• Greens - optional
Cooking method:
Pass the beef and pork through a meat grinder. Soak the bread in water. Add soaked bread and egg white to the minced meat. Mix everything thoroughly. Form small balls and cook them in salted water with herbs until cooked.
Recipe 2. Baby Chicken Meatballs
Ingredients:
• chicken breast - 200 grams
• potatoes - 100 grams
• milk - 60 ml
• chicken broth - 400 ml
• salt, bay leaf, herbs - to taste
Unfortunately, chicken is considered allergenic, so enter it after a year in the diet. Be sure to start with a small piece and monitor the baby’s reaction.
Cooking method:
Grind the chicken breast by passing it through a meat grinder or twisting in a blender. Boil the potatoes. Add the milk and potatoes to the minced meat and mix everything thoroughly. Form small balls and boil them in chicken broth, which is pre-salt and put bay leaf and greens in it.
Recipe 3. Meatballs with semolina
Ingredients:
• minced pork - 100 grams
• ground beef - 100 grams
• quail eggs - 2 pcs. or 1 chicken egg
• semolina - 3 tsp
• salt
Cooking method:
In our recipe we use ready-made minced meat, but you can cook it yourself. As always, it all depends on the time that mommy has.
1. We mix two types of forcemeat.
2. Add eggs, salt to taste and the necessary amount of semolina, which will give special tenderness to meatballs.
3. Form balls and cook in salted water until tender. The resulting meatballs, if desired, turn into soup, adding potatoes and carrots.
Recipe 4. Dietary Meatballs for Children
Ingredients:
• tender beef or turkey flesh - 200 grams
• milk (whole, medium fat) - 30 ml
• egg white - 1 piece
• salt - to taste
Cooking method:
1. Peel the pulp of lean beef or turkey from the film and veins.
2. Pass it through the meat grinder preferably twice.
3. Whip the egg white into the foam.
4. Add milk, whipped protein, a pinch of salt to the resulting beef headlight and mix well.
5. Roll up the large balls and boil them in boiling water over low heat for 10 minutes.
Recipe 5. Braised Meatballs
Ingredients:
• Minced meat - 200 grams
• Egg - 1 pc.
• Salt - to taste
Cooking method:
1. Add egg and salt to any minced meat.
2. Roll out small balls.
3. Place them in a pot or pan with a small amount of water or broth, about half the height of the meatballs.
4. Simmer for 10-15 minutes or use a double boiler.
Recipe 6. Meatballs with cottage cheese "Gentle"
Ingredients:
• Beef (raw or boiled) - 100 grams
• Cottage cheese (4.5%) - 2 tbsp.
• Egg - one
• Butter - 1 tsp
• Salt
Cooking method:
1. Pass the meat through a meat grinder: boiled - 1 time, raw - 2 times.
2. Add cottage cheese, egg, butter, salt. If the child is allergic, then use only the yolk, as protein is more allergenic.
3. We mix everything very well and form balls the size of a small walnut.
4. Steaming: from boiled meat - 10 minutes, from raw - 20-30 minutes.
Recipe 7. Meatball and Noodle Soup for Kids
Ingredients (per 1 liter of water):
Potatoes - 1 medium piece.
Carrots - 1 piece
Minced chicken (fillet + onion) - 200 grams of minced meat and one small onion head
Noodle straws - two presses
Salt to taste
Cooking method:
1. We put a saucepan with the required amount of water on fire and bring it to a boil.
2. From the minced meat we form meatballs
3. Dip the prepared meatballs into boiling water and cook for five minutes.
4. Then we drain the water from the meatballs using a colander.
5. Pour new water into the saucepan, bring it to a boil and lower the already cooked meatballs for another 10 minutes.
6. Cut the potatoes into small cubes so that it is convenient for the baby to chew.
7. Rub the carrots on the smallest grater.
8. In the broth, in which meatballs are prepared, we fall asleep potatoes and carrots.
9. Salt to taste, slightly undersalted.
10. After the potatoes are ready, add the instant noodles and cook for about another five minutes.
Recipe 8. Fried Soup
Ingredients (per 1 serving):
• Olive oil 1 tbsp.
• Water - 1 tbsp. + 200 ml
• Leek -1 small head
• Carrots - 1 small piece
• Bell pepper (it is advisable to give it to a child who has turned) - half peppercorn
• Potato - 1 medium piece
• Stuffing
Cooking roasting: in a saucepan, dilute olive oil and water in a combination of 1: 1. Add finely chopped onions and grated carrots and pepper. Leave to simmer on the stove for about 5 minutes.
Cooking method:
1. Cooking meatballs in any way you like.
2. In a pan with frying, pour 200 ml of water and bring to a boil.
3. In boiling water we throw potatoes cut into small cubes and prepared meatballs.
4. Cook the soup until cooked for about 20 minutes.
Recipe 9. Soup with meatballs, rice and cauliflower for children
Ingredients:
• Beef (you can use any other type of meat) - 300 grams
• Rice (pre-washed and soaked in water) - 100-120 ml
• Potato (small in size) - 1-2 pcs.
• Carrots (medium) - 1 pc.
• Onion is small - 1 pc.
• Cauliflower - 300 grams
• Quail egg - 3 pcs.
Cooking method:
1. We twist beef and onions in any convenient way.
2. Add eggs and minced meat thoroughly mix.
3. We form meatballs.
4. Peel the potatoes and cut them into small cubes.
5. Lower in boiling salted water and cook for 20 minutes:
- potatoes
- carrots (shabby on a fine grater or chopped with flowers)
- rice
6. Meanwhile, boil the meatballs for 10 minutes in another water and put in a colander.
7. Wash and disassemble the cauliflower for inflorescences.
8. 10 minutes before the soup is ready, dip the boiled meatballs and cauliflower inflorescences into it.
Meatballs for Kids - Tips & Tricks
• Stuffed meatballs can be bought ready-made, but you can cook it yourself. It all depends on your abilities, desire and the availability of free time. The fact that you at least know what you put in it will speak in favor of your own minced meat.
• If the minced meat is liquid, add a little semolina to it. It will thicken the consistency, and give the dish itself a delicate taste.
• Meatballs for children of one year can be prepared in advance and put them in the freezer. This will greatly facilitate the process of preparing lunch for your restless baby. Before use, thaw them in a hot broth.
• Be sure to collect foam from the soup - this will make it transparent and improve the appearance.
• Do not offer your baby yesterday's soup.
• It is recommended that all dishes for children of all ages be prepared immediately before use. So, they will retain their taste and vitamin properties.
We hope that meatball soup will be enjoyed not only by 1 year old children, but also by your entire family! Enjoy your meal!
