1

Chicken stewed with bird's nest

Anemia after illness, nourishing yin and replenishing yang.

Ingredients: Half two pieces of purple swallow bird's nest, removed Half a skin chicken, three qian of longan meat, two slices of ginger, and four bowls of water.

Preparation method: Simmer the above ingredients in water for three hours, and add salt when eating.

2

Bird’s nest stewed in coconut milk and rock sugar

Nourishes yin, moistens the lungs and nourishes the skin.

Ingredients: half a tael of purple bird's nest, a bowl of fresh milk, two tablespoons of coconut milk, an appropriate amount of rock sugar, and three bowls of water.

Preparation method: Stew the bird's nest, rock sugar and water together. Fifteen minutes before starting the pot, pour in the fresh milk and coconut milk. Simmer for another fifteen minutes.

3

Bird’s nest stewed with candied dates

Moistens the lungs and relieves cough.

Ingredients: half a tael of purple swallow bird's nest, five qian of almonds, three qian of adenophora, ten golden candied dates, four bowls of water, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Preparation method: Stew the above ingredients for one to three hours.

4

Bird's nest stewed with lotus seeds

Nourishes the mind and replenishes blood.

Ingredients: half a tael of purple swallow's nest, lotus seeds, lily, longan meat Five coins each, four bowls of water, and an appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Preparation method: Stew the above ingredients for one to three hours.

5

Stewed Sydney Pear with Bird’s Nest

Moistens the lungs and relieves cough.

Ingredients: half a tael of purple swallow bird's nest, one snow pear, ten water chestnuts, one penny of Sichuan clam, four bowls of water, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Preparation method: Stew the above ingredients

(except Sichuan clams)

for one to three hours, then add Sichuan clams and simmer for five minutes.

6

Bird’s nest stewed with lychees

Nourishes the mind and replenishes blood.

Ingredients: half a tael of purple bird's nest, half a catty of fresh lychee meat, an appropriate amount of rock sugar, and four bowls of water.

Preparation method: Stew the bird's nest and rock sugar for one to two and a half hours, add the lychee meat and simmer for another half an hour.