soak the bird's nest first, then let the hair out slowly with a clamp, and the bird's nest will stew for about 31-41 minutes.
Reference: Guangzhou Baoyuantang Shenrong Firm
If the bird's nest is to be soaked, then use tweezers to clip off the hair. The time for stewing bird's nest with low fire: 45-71 minutes in Bai Yan, and 1.5-3 hours in blood swallow < P > Bird's nest will be more or less hairy. After soaking, remove some big hairs or impurities. Tiny hairs can be eaten if they don't affect your appetite very much.
(Generally, Bai Yan is soaked for 3-4 hours, simmered for about 31 minutes, blood swallow is soaked for 11-12 hours, and simmered for about 3 hours).