Beef and Sweet Potato Baby Puree
Tender beef simmered with sweet potato and blended into a soft, orange puree for babies. No salt added.
Recipe in testing: I'm cooking it in my TM7™ and will update the steps and the photo with my own.
Sweet potato is a favorite first food because it is naturally sweet and turns silky when blended. Here it is cooked together with small cubes of lean beef, so the puree has a gentle, savory flavor and a warm orange color. There is no salt, sugar or honey, only beef, sweet potato and water.
The Thermomix® TM7™ simmers the beef first on reverse at soft speed, then the sweet potato joins it in the same bowl. A long blend at the end turns the meat into a soft, even puree. For older babies you can blend it for less time and keep a few tiny, soft pieces.
Made in the Thermomix® TM7™
Beef and Sweet Potato Baby Puree
Makes: About 700 g (3 cups), 10 small portions
- Prep10 min
- Cook45 min
- Total1 h 5 min
- Serves10
Ingredients
Instructions
- Place the beef and water in the mixing bowl. Place the simmering basket on the mixing bowl lid instead of the measuring cup and cook 20 min/100°C (212°F)/reverse/speed soft.
- Add the sweet potato and stir with the spatula so the cubes sit in the liquid. Cook 20 min/100°C (212°F)/reverse/speed soft, until the sweet potato is very soft and the beef shows no pink inside.
- Let it rest 5 minutes with the lid closed. Put the measuring cup in place and blend 1 min/speed 5-10, increasing speed gradually.
- Scrape down the sides with the spatula and blend 1 min/speed 10, until the beef is completely smooth. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, if your baby needs a thinner puree.
- Let it cool until lukewarm. Stir well, check the temperature on the inside of your wrist and serve a small portion in a bowl.
Tips
- Ask your pediatrician before starting solids and before offering meat for the first time. Start with a very smooth, thin puree; as your baby grows, blend 20 to 30 seconds less so it stays thicker with tiny soft pieces of beef.
- Do not add salt, sugar, honey or store-bought broth. The beef cooking water already gives the puree a gentle, savory taste.
- Keep it covered in the refrigerator up to 2 days, or freeze it in an ice cube tray and use the cubes within 2 months. Thaw in the refrigerator, warm until steaming and cool before serving.
- Use a real sweet potato with orange flesh. A white batata also works, but the puree will be paler and a little thicker, so add more water.
