Wu Xiaosheng: Stewing bird's nest in this way is the easiest way to lose nutrients, yet many people still do it!

Do you really know how to stew bird's nest?

What is the ideal state of a good bowl of bird's nest? How do you ensure that no nutrients are lost and double the nutrients while maximizing retention?

These misconceptions about bird's nest stewing, I guess you know what you are doing wrong after reading them?

1:Using tap water to start stewing

We often say that it is not recommended to use tap water to make bird's nest soaking. One of the reasons is that tap water contains chlorine, which affects the nutrition of the bird's nest when soaked for a long time. Secondly, tap water contains more impurities or minerals, which may slow down the foaming rate of the bird's nest and affect the hairiness.

For the same reason, we also recommend using pure water in the pot when stewing bird's nest. Bird's nest stewed in tap water is drier. When stewed with purified or distilled water, the taste is waxy and smooth, bringing out the best flavor without compromising on nutrition.

2 Not fully opened or torn

When you stew bird's nest at home, sometimes you will find that you can't get the crystal clear, silky feeling, and sometimes even a pile, which makes you feel like you can't cook it.

This is probably due to the fact that the bird's nest is not properly prepared. The bird's nest must be completely open to take to the stew, soaking well bird's nest presents swelling translucent, we can feel with the hand, if the bird's nest becomes soft and can tear degree, is soaking well. In addition, the soaked bird's nest should be gently torn open along the texture, remembering not to destroy the fiber structure of the bird's nest, in order to maximize the retention of the nutrients of the bird's nest. If the corners and bases of the bird's nest are still very hard, then you need to continue soaking it separately, don't force it to be torn apart, and don't damage its texture, which will affect the taste.

3 Poor fire control

Some people like to use the anti-steaming method when stewing bird's nests, which involves placing the bird's nests in an airtight container and then placing it in a boiling pot. The effect of this method is basically the same as waterproofing and electric stewing, but the temperature of this method is higher and it is difficult to control the temperature of the stewed bird's nest.

1. If the temperature is too high, the bird's nest will melt into water when heated

Bird's nest contains a lot of water-soluble protein. If it is cooked through high temperature, not only the nutrition will be lost, but also the water-soluble protein in it will be easily denatured due to high temperature. Therefore, when cooking bird's nest in a stove, the heat must be controlled slowly.

2. Insufficient heat and insufficiently stewed bird's nest.

Cooked bird's nest should be clean and tidy. If there is not enough heat, the center will obviously become milky and have a chewy feeling. Of course, in this case, apart from getting the heat and time right, you must also pay attention to the soaking of the bird's nest. The bird's nest must be well soaked and must be gently torn into strips along the grain of the bird's nest.

4. Inaccurate water level?

Some bird's nest enthusiasts may find that the stewed bird's nest seems to have been stewed for a long time, but the bird's nest is still not cooked. Or the stewed bird's nest is already transparent, but it is slightly thicker and cannot reach the transparent state.

In this case, the amount of water may not be accurate. The water in the stewing pot must cover the bird's nest. When the amount of water is not enough, the bird's nest will easily dry out and burn. When the amount of water is too much, the bird's nest will easily become watery. In addition, when the crockpot is placed in a pot and simmered, the water in the pot is lower than the mouth of the crockpot. Usually, the water level outside the crockpot is about half of the water level in the crockpot.

Both the crock and the crock pot must be closed tightly during the simmering process to prevent air leaks. When insufficient water is found in the pot (outside the crockpot), boiling water must be added promptly.

5 Time is too short or too long

How come some people stewed bird's nest is thick but not thick, Q-bomb does not melt the water; some people stewed bird's nest is either half-cooked or can not see the bird's nest threads, melt into a puddle of water? Here, the control of time is also very important. Different stewing methods also have different grasps on time.

If you are using a plug-in waterproof crock pot, the time is usually 25 to 30 minutes (for crock pots with a power of 1000W). If the crockpot is less than 1000W, the time control needs to be longer; if you are using gas separated steam, the time is usually 20 to 25 minutes.

When using fire water from a stove, be aware of the high temperature and turn the heat to a high level. When you hear a sudden boiling sound in the pot, stew the bird's nest and lower the heat so that the inner ring of fire is at its strongest. Status, stew for about 25 minutes.

6 Getting used to one-pot stewing

Many people get used to one-pot stewing, and as a result, they often encounter the following two situations: either the bird's nests are stewed or no other ingredients are put in; and the ingredients are cooked but the bird's nests are turned into water.

In fact, mastering the order of ingredients is also key to ensuring flavor and preventing the stew from becoming undercooked or turning into water. When using with more stew-resistant ingredients such as silver fungus and lotus seeds, make sure you simmer them separately and mix them together after simmering; in the case of milk, coconut milk, fruits and other ingredients, they are usually put in when the bird's nests are taken out of the pot; and in the case of icing sugar for flavoring, they are usually put in 5 to 10 minutes before the bird's nests.

Master the right way to stew bird's nest, stew delicious and nutritious bird's nest, and better enjoy the nutrition of bird's nest!

Finally, I wish you all stay away from diseases and have a healthy body! I will continue to bring you bird's nest knowledge, please pay more attention to me oh. I am Wu Xiaosheng, life is beautiful because of you!