Bird’s Nest Soup is a unique nutritious delicacy savored by people primarily 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 various nutrients, including protein. But preparing the soup often seems like a difficult task for some people, especially those who are trying to make it for the first time.
Regardless of how you choose to prepare the soup, preparing the nest for cooking follows a similar process. Are here:
Measure: Place the desired amount of bird’s nest you want to cook in a soup bowl. The container should be large enough that the nest has some room to expand during soaking. While measuring the actual amount to make is a bit tricky, cooking a bowl of rice for dessert may require 6 to 7 grams of nest.
Soak: Carefully place the 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 the water out using a strainer or double-layer filter to prevent the nest from floating with the water.
Tear: After sifting, it is easy to see that the nest will be absolutely soft. Gently remove it 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 the soup. These are some of the most suitable ways:
Making rock sugar bird’s nest soup
You can make a tasty bird’s nest soup with rock sugar. These 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. Then rinse it off and carefully remove any loose feathers, droppings, dirt, or any other material found 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 off carefully and gently squeeze it dry.
Next, place the nest in a pot, add water and let it boil for a while until it is absolutely soft. Then add the rock sugar and stir gently so the sugar dissolves. Soup is best enjoyed when hot.
Preparing Bird’s Nest Fingerprint Cookies
These are the ingredients you need to prepare the cookies:
Strawberry jam, 4 ½ cups of flour, two 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 walnut.
Start by mixing the buttercream, soaked bird’s nest, and sugar, 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 into unbeaten white eggs and then carefully roll the balls into finely chopped walnuts. You can easily put an indentation in the middle of the balls with your thumb and place on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake the balls at 350 ° for about 5 minutes. After baking, remove the cookies and add a small portion of strawberry jam to the indentation of each of the cookies. Put the cookies back in the oven and bake for about ten minutes or until golden brown. Enjoy the cookies afterwards.
Spices for bird’s nest soup
You can use any of the following ingredients to flavor the soup:
Pandan sheets: This leaf is famous for its tempting 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 flavor your bird’s nest soups with red dates. Red dates are medicinal. It improves the production of red blood cells and improves immunity. Also, red dates are very good to cure sore throats.
Dried longans: Dry Logan is well known for its therapeutic properties. Dried longans produce a soothing sensation to 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 in digesting food, aids blood circulation, and works as a natural therapy for the common cold.
Egg white: You can add a little egg white to the soup to enhance its flavor and flavor and it mixes quite well with the ginger.
Preparation of Goji Berries and Dried Longan Bird’s Nest
These are the necessary ingredients; dry bird nests 7 grams, dry Longan 6 pieces, Goji berries 10 pieces, water bowls 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’s nests you are cooking. Afterwards, serve the soup while it is hot. Bird’s nest soups are often eaten for their nutritional benefits.
