Stewed Bird's Nest

Stewed Bird's Nest

1. Take a piece of dried bird's nest and soak it in water for 3-4 hours. The length of time varies slightly according to the type and position of the bird's nest. It is better to use pure water if you have the conditions.

2. After it's completely soaked, fish it up and run it in clear water several times

3. Tear the soaked bird's nest into small strips along the lines of the bird's nest.
If there are too many hairs, use tweezers to gently pick up the hairs here.

4. Add water to the stewing pot. The water level is one or two centimeters higher than the bird’s nest. Don’t put too much water. The amount of water in this step is the key.
Bird's nest stewed with too much water will not QQ bomb, I don't think it tastes good.
Friends who have an electric stew pot can stew directly in the electric stew pot. If not, a wok can be used, which is simple and practical.
After the water outside the stew pot is boiled on high heat, turn to medium and low heat, and the bird's nest will be simmered in 20-30 minutes for the whole process~

Tips:

Share with you my tips for stewing bird's nest:
First, the soaking time of bird's nest is controlled at about 3-5 hours, according to the type of bird's nest.
Second, the soaked bird's nest should be torn apart according to the texture, especially the corner part, so that the stew has a uniform taste. If there are fine hairs, it can be removed with tweezers.
Third, stew in separate water, the water level in the stewing pot should not be high, 1-2CM below the bird's nest.
Fourth, turn to low heat and simmer for 25 to 30 minutes. Because it is difficult to control the temperature in direct cooking, too much firepower can easily melt the water, and the slow fire can keep the temperature of the bird's nest below 100 degrees Celsius, so as not to destroy the precious water-soluble protein, and can also retain the fragrance and nutrition of the bird's nest.
Fifth, do not stew with other things when stewing, red dates, rock sugar and American ginseng can be put in before the final finish. Other flavors can be mixed before eating, and milk and fruits must not be simmered together.
Sixth, Chinese medicine believes that bird's nest should be equipped with rock sugar, but brown sugar or white sugar should not be used, because rock sugar is the purest and nourishing sugar among many sugars, and it can moisturize the lungs and invigorate the qi. White sugar is easy to produce phlegm, brown sugar is generally considered to be hotter.