A cooking method of bird's nest comprises the following steps:
1. First prepare an empty bowl, bird's nest, fork, tweezers and colander.
2. Then soak the bird's nest in purified water for about 4 hours.
3. The bird's nest to be soaked fully absorbs water and expands, and one corner of the bird's nest is soft. Tear the bird's nest according to its texture.
4. Wash the hairs on the bird's nest repeatedly with a colander.
5. Put a proper amount of water in the stew, and the concentrated bird's nest can only pass 1 cm.
6. Turn on the bird's nest machine and start cooking. You can enjoy the Bird's Nest in about 30 minutes. You can also add rock sugar to taste in the last 5 minutes.
Extended data:
Bird's nest, also known as bird's nest, swallow root and swallow dish, refers to a nest made by mixing saliva secreted by some Swifts of Swift Family of Swift Order and Jin Siyan of several species of Swiftlet in Jin Siyan with other substances. Bird's nest can be divided into "domestic swallow" and "cave swallow" according to the nesting location. Dongyan has different colors due to the influence of minerals, including Bai Yan, Huangyan and Hongyan, while domestic swallow has only one ivory color.
Bird's Nest is one of the traditional precious foods that China has been eating since the Ming Dynasty. The so-called "blood swallow" on the market is said to be made of "bird droppings" by artificially bred domestic swallows.
Efficacy of ingredients:
The main nutritional component of bird's nest is protein, which contains 1 essential amino acid (lysine) and 3 conditionally essential amino acids. Bird's nest is often eaten with sea extract ginseng, which can improve the efficacy of bird's nest. There are 8 kinds of essential amino acids needed by human body, and there are 13 kinds in conditionally essential amino acid.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-bird's nest (traditional food)