As you know my goal in assisting parents is to “test drive” the gazillion baby and toddler recipes that currently exist on the web and in books for parents. The resources seem endless. Occasionally I will throw in my own recipe and sometimes I tweak a recipe a bit to my liking in the cooking and eating process.
I recently tested one of Annabel Karmel’s recipes in her book “First Meals” and for my little non meat eater, this meat dish was a hit. I was relieved because I am concerned often with the amount of iron my boy is getting in his diet. These sausages are a great source of iron and protein.
Chicken Apple Sausage
Perfect for: 12 months +
Servings: 6
Gear:
- Cutting knife
- Grater
- Tablespoon
- Plate or board for flour
- Food processor
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Food:
- 3/4 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast cubed
- 1/2 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped (The original recipe calls for 1 whole onion but I reduced the amount to 1/2 and the sausages were plenty full of onion)
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 1 chicken stock cube dissolved in 1 tablespoon boiling water (The cube does not really dissolve but become a bit less of a cube, i.e. chunky)
- 1 large apple, peeled and grated
- 2 tablespoons bread crumbs (the recipe calls for fresh but I used pre-made breadcrumbs)
- Salt and black pepper
- Flour for coating
- Vegetable oil for frying
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Method:
- Combine chopped chicken, onion, parsley, stock cube, apple and bread crumbs in a food processor. Chop for ten seconds, then season the mixture.
- Form the mixture into sausages
- Spread the flour on a plate and coat sausages
- Heat vegetable oil in frying pan
- Add sausages
- Saute sausages, turning occasionally or until browned on all sides and cooked through
- Serve and store, freeze whatever your child may not eat within the next three days
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Goodness Factor: Iron, Protein, Folate, Zinc
Happy Eating!
Marnie
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