Bird’s nest soup is a unique nutritious delicacy relished by people mainly in Southeast Asia and various other parts of the world. The soup is made from the nests of Swiftlets and is a natural source of several nutrients, including protein. But preparing the soup often seems like a difficult task for some people, especially those who are trying it for the first time.
Regardless of how you choose to make the soup, preparing the nest for cooking follows a similar process. Are here:
Size: Place the desired amount of bird’s nest you intend to cook into a soup bowl. The container should be large enough to give the nest some room to expand during soaking. While measuring the actual amount to prepare is a bit tricky, to cook a bowl of rice for dessert, you may need 6-7 grams of nido.
Immerse: carefully place nest in cold boiled water to soak. Make sure the entire nest is submerged in water to allow it to expand accordingly.
Sieve: after observing that the nest is completely soaked and has expanded, pour out the water using a sieve or double layer filter to prevent the nest from floating on the water.
Start up: after sifting, it is easy to see that the nest will be absolutely smooth. Carefully peel it off in separate strands.
Ready to cook: After peeling, the nest is ready to simmer with any desired ingredients.
However, like almost all other foods, there are several ways to prepare soup. These are some of the most appropriate ways:
Making Rock Sugar Bird’s Nest Soup
You can prepare a rich bird’s nest soup with rock sugar. Here are the ingredients you need to get started:
Four cups of water, two ounces of bird’s nest, 7 tablespoons of crushed rock sugar, and the entire soup preparation can take up to two hours.
Start by soaking the nests in clean water for several hours, or preferably overnight. Afterward, rinse it out and carefully remove any loose feathers, droppings, dirt, or any other material on it. Start by boiling the nest twice. Next, bring a pot of water to a boil, and then simmer the nest for up to five minutes. Then rinse it carefully and gently wring it dry.
Next, put the nest in a pot, add water and boil it for a while until absolutely soft. Next, we add the rock sugar and stir gently so that the sugar dissolves. The soup is best enjoyed while hot.
Preparing Bird’s Nest Thumbprint Cookies
These are the ingredients you need to prepare the cookies:
Strawberry jam, 4 1/2 cups flour, 2 ounces of bird’s nests soaked in water for several hours, 16 ounces of butter, 2 teaspoons of vanilla, 2 cups of granulated sugar, 4 eggs, and 2 cups of finely chopped pecans.
Start by mixing together the buttercream, soaked bird’s nest, and sugar, and then add the flour, vanilla, and egg yolk and mix everything together. Next, carefully roll the dough into walnut-sized balls. Carefully dip each of the balls in unbeaten egg whites, and then carefully roll the balls in finely chopped walnuts. You can easily indent the middle of the balls with your thumb and place them on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake the balls at 350° for about 5 minutes. After baking, take out the cookies and add a small dollop of strawberry jam into the indentation of each cookie. Return the cookies to the oven and bake for about ten minutes or until golden brown. Enjoy the cookies afterwards.
Bird’s Nest Soup Spices
You can use any of the following as ingredients to flavor the soup:
pandan leaves: This leaf is famous for its enticing aroma and is often used in Southeast Asia to enhance the aroma of food. You can cook the leaves with the nests together in the same pot for a very strong aroma.
Red dates: you can season your bird’s nest soups with red dates. Red dates are medicinal. Increases red blood cell production and improves immunity. Also, red dates are very good for curing sore throats.
dried longans: Dried Logan is well known for its therapeutic properties. Dry Longans brings a calming sensation to the bird’s nest soup.
ginger: it is a catalyst that helps the body absorb the antioxidants in the soup. Also, as an alkaline, it helps the body digest food, aids blood circulation, and works as a natural therapy for the common cold.
Egg white: you can add some egg white to the soup to boost its flavor and flavor and it blends quite well with the ginger.
Preparation of goji berries and dried longan bird’s nest
Here are the necessary ingredients; dried birds nests 7 grams, dried Longan 6 pieces, Goji berries 10 pieces, bowls of water ¾ for stewing.
Start by pouring the soaked bird’s nest into the pot over low heat with the water, goji berry, and dried longan. Carefully simmer all ingredients over low heat depending on the type of bird nests you are cooking. Then serve the soup while it’s hot. Bird’s nest soups are often eaten for their nutritional benefits.