Meaty hot pot
Casseroled lamb recipe for first eaters
Serves
10
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 30 mins
Once your baby is comfortable eating red meat, around 6 months, you can begin preparing meals for your baby from the main meal. Meals need to be bland and the right texture for your baby, but flavours can be 'revved' up at the end of cooking for the rest of the family, as indicated in this recipe
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500g Quality Mark lamb shoulderi
diced420g can baked beans
½ small swedei
peeled and chopped2 carrots
peeled and chopped1 onioni
chopped2 Tbsp tomato pureei
1 ¼ cup water
2 large potatoes
peeled and thinly sliced1 tsp olive oil
Method
Preheat oven to 180°C.
In a large casserole dish, mix together the meat, beans, swede or kumara, carrots, onion and tomato purée.
Stir the water into the casserole mix.
Cover and cook at 180°C for half an hour.
Remove the casserole from the oven and top with sliced potatoes, brushed with oil.
Return to the oven, uncovered for 1 hour. Serve with seasonal vegetables.
Smooth Stage (Babies around 6 months): Purée the meat and vegetables. Mix with a little breast milk or infant formula if necessary to achieve a smooth consistency.
Mashed Stage (Babies 7 to 8 months): Mash the meat and vegetables to a lumpy, mashed consistency.
Chopped Stage (Babies from 8 months): Chop up the large pieces of meat and vegetables into bite-sized pieces and serve separately so your baby can experience different tastes and textures
Toddlers & Family Foods (From 12 months): Serve as you would for the rest of the family, but chop up any larger pieces of meat and vegetables as necessary. Encourage your toddler to use a fork.
