Beef and Vegetable Puree

This Beef and Vegetable Puree is a nutritious homemade puree to give to baby as their first beef meal when starting solid foods. High-quality beef and vegetables don’t need any additives to make them delicious! With no added salt, this homemade baby food can be given from 6 months. Beef is protein-rich and a great source of haem iron [1], which is crucial for baby’s development. Fuel baby’s growth with this yummy beef puree.

Beef and Vegetable Puree baby food served in a small black patterned bowl.

Baby’s first beef meal

This was my favourite meat puree when Baby LJ started solids, and his first beef meal. It’s easy to make, tasty, and has common ingredients we use in family cooking. It was actually one of the only beef puree recipes I cooked for Baby LJ before moving on to chunkier baby food and finger foods. We had beef, chickenlentil, and fish purees on rotation for dinner so he didn’t get bored!

Babies generally don’t stay on purees for an extended length of time after starting solids anyway. It’s recommended that by 12 months of age [2] the texture of their food move from puree to mashed/lumpy to normal texture. By about 9 months Baby LJ was wanting (demanding!) to feed himself and loved finger foods. This Beef and Vegetable Puree was great as a pasta sauce while he made the transition. Give it a try!


Ingredients in Beef and Vegetable Puree

High-quality whole foods are used to make this baby food:

Beef – Use good quality, lean rump steak in this recipe.

Sweet potato and carrot – Root vegetables like carrot and sweet potato are great first vegetables to give baby. They are naturally sweet, and help to balance the richness of beef and mushroom in this recipe. Plus, they are an amazing source of Vitamin A to support baby’s healthy eyesight [3].

Mushroom – Use flat or button varieties, whatever looks fresh and plump at your grocer.

Leek – I like to use leek in this recipe for variety, but you can substitute it with brown onion.

Olive oil

Beef and Vegetable Puree labelled ingredients on a chopping board.

How to make Beef and Vegetable Puree

This is a quick, delicious and nutritious meal to create for baby. In a saucepan over medium heat, sauté the leek. Then add the beef, veggies and water, and simmer. Once cooked, use a stick/immersion blender or transfer to a blender/food processor and puree.

Thermomixer? It’s really easy to cook and blend baby food in a thermo cooker/all-in-one appliance. After sautéing the leek, just add the beef, veggies and water to cook. Blend at the end and it’s done!

You’ll find the recipe card below, with ingredient amounts and detailed steps for both regular and thermo cooker methods.


Serving

First stage weaning or second stage weaning? Offer this homemade puree as a first food when your baby starts solids. This beef baby food recipe is ideal for both Stage 1 (around 6 months of age) and Stage 2 (around 6-9 months) weaning. For first stage/younger babies, try offering this dish for the first time as a very smooth puree by mixing through a little cooled boiled water, formula milk or expressed breast milk immediately before serving. For second stage weaning/older babies, increase the texture by blending/puréeing for less time to get the desired consistency. 

You can also use it as a pasta sauce for self-feeding and Baby Led Weaning (BLW). You decide which option works best for you and your baby!

Beef and Vegetable Puree served as a pasta sauce for self feeding and Baby Led Weaning.

Storing this homemade beef puree

This homemade baby food can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days. It can also be frozen. I used baby food freezer trays/ice cube trays for freezing individual portions, so that I had them available at the ready. Be food safe when freezing, defrosting and reheating baby food. For helpful tips on this, Annabel Karmel has a great go-to guide [4] on preparing, freezing and reheating foods for baby 👍.

Looking for more ideas on what homemade baby food to make? Check out the Puree category. Another delicious homemade puree which is great to either serve on its own or as a pasta sauce for self-feeding and BLW is this Chicken, Sweet Potato and Thyme Puree.  

If you try this Beef and Vegetable Puree, please leave a 🌟 star rating and let me know how you go in the 📝 comments below. I love hearing from you! ❤️. Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest too for more baby food recipes.

Happy feeding,

Chloe x

Beef and Vegetable Puree

Author: Chloe
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 18 minutes
Total: 23 minutes
Category: Purée
5 from 1 vote
Servings: 1

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This Beef and Vegetable Puree is a nutritious homemade puree to give to baby as their first beef meal when starting solids. High-quality beef and vegetables don’t need any additives to make them delicious! With no added salt, this homemade baby food can be given from 6 months. Beef is protein-rich and a great source of haem iron, which is crucial for baby’s development. Fuel baby's growth with this yummy beef puree.

Ingredients 

  • 60 g leek washed and roughly chopped
  • 1 tbs olive oil
  • 150 g lean beef steak cut in 3cm/1 inch cubes
  • 3 button mushrooms quartered (75g)
  • 250 g sweet potato peeled and roughly chopped into 3cm/1 inch pieces
  • 1 carrot peeled and roughly chopped into 3cm/1 inch pieces
  • 225 ml water

Instructions

  • Chop the leek into small pieces.
  • Heat the oil in a saucepan and sauté leek for 4 to 5 minutes until tender.
  • Add the beef, mushrooms, sweet potato, carrot and water. Bring to the boil, and then let simmer for 15 minutes until vegetables are cooked through. Remove from the heat.
  • Using a food processor or stick/immersion blender, blend until you are happy with the consistency (Note 1).

Thermomix Instructions

  • Put the leek into the mixing bowl. Chop for 3 seconds, speed 5, MC on. Scrape down the mixing bowl. 
  • Add the olive oil. Cook for 3 minutes, 100°C, speed 1, MC off.
  • Add the beef, mushroom, sweet potato, carrot and water. Cook for 15 minutes, 100°C, Speed 1, MC off. Put the simmering basket on the lid to prevent splatter. Scrape down the mixing bowl if needed.
  • To puree, chop for 15 seconds, speed 6, MC on. Scrape down the mixing bowl and lid, and repeat until you are happy with the consistency (Note 1).

Recipe Notes

1. Consistency – Depending on baby’s age and stage, you can adapt this easily to suit your baby’s needs. First tastes/early weaning? Chop until smooth, and add a little cooled boiled water before serving to make a runnier puree. Later weaning? Make this as textured/mashed as you like by reducing the chopping time and speed in Step 4.
2. Storage – Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days or freezer for up to 1 month. Be sure to practice food safety when storing, defrosting and/or reheating baby food. If using frozen food, defrost overnight in fridge and then reheat to steaming hot. Allow to cool before serving.
3. Nutrition – Per batch/serving (makes approx. 2.5 cups), as a general guide only.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 736kcalCarbohydrates: 68gProtein: 38gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 21gCholesterol: 92mgSodium: 295mgPotassium: 1831mgFiber: 11gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 49020IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 155mgIron: 6mg
Keywords: beef and vegetable baby food, beef baby food, beef puree

[1] Iron for toddlers and children, 2017, The State of Queensland.

[2] Infant Feeding Guidelines: Summary, 2013, National Health and Medical Research Council.

[3] Eat a rainbow, 2021, Nutrition Australia.

[4] Go to guide: preparing, freezing and reheating foods for baby, 2022, Annabel Karmel.

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One Response

  1. 5 stars
    Thanks for this recipe! Bubs loved it, the taste was great for a simple first beef meal. I blended it pretty fine to a smooth texture with no problems. Will definitely make again!

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