100 Baby-Led Weaning Recipes

100 Baby-Led Weaning Recipes
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 x 400 g can chopped
tomatoes
11/2 tbsp tomato purée
1 tbsp sun-dried tomato purée
1 tsp soft light brown sugar
1/4 tsp dried oregano
50 ml (2 fl oz) vegetable stock
Method
These are perfect for small mouths. You could substitute chicken mince for either the
veal or pork or use just one type of mince.
First, make the sauce. Heat the oil in a large pan and sauté the onion for 10 minutes,
until soft. Add the garlic, cook for 1 minute, then transfer half to a food processor.
Add the tomatoes, purées, sugar, oregano and vegetable stock to the onions left in the
pan, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 25 minutes.
Meanwhile add the beef, veal and pork mince to the onions in the food processor.
Whiz for a minute to chop everything then add the breadcrumbs, milk, parsley,
Parmesan and salt and pepper to taste. Pulse until well combined. Take rounded
teaspoonfuls of the meatball mixture and form into about 30 small balls.
You can now either fry the meatballs or cook them in the oven. For frying Heat the oil
in a large non-stick frying pan and fry in batches of 8–10 meatballs for 2–3 minutes
on each side, until golden. Drain on kitchen paper.
For oven browning Pre-heat the oven to 200ºC/400ºF/Gas 6/ Fan 180ºC. Put a lipped
baking sheet in the oven when you switch it on and allow it to heat up. Put two
tablespoons of sunflower oil on the hot baking sheet and add the meatballs.
Bake for 20 minutes, turning halfway through. Transfer the browned meatballs to the
sauce using tongs or a draining spoon.
Purée the tomato sauce until smooth, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Return
to the pan and add the browned meatballs. Simmer for a further 5–10 minutes. Serve
with spaghetti or in hollowed out French bread.
97 Salmon Footballs
Ingredients
1 medium potato, unpeeled 150g
70g salmon
a squeeze of lemon juice
a knob of butter
2 spring onions chopped
1 tsp sweet chilli sauce (optional)
2 tbsp ketchup
half tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp seasoned flour
1 egg, lightly beaten
50g breadcrumbs
2 tbsp sunflower oil for frying
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