About swallow nest, swiftlet, edible bird’s nest

Preparation of Swallow nest

November 30th, 2005

Preparation

1. Soak raw bird nest in cold water overnight or about 6-24 hours depend on the soft of the bird nest (the strand of bird nest).
2. Remove the feathers and the prominent pieces of foreign matter (e.g. twigs etc.) with a pair of forceps.
3. Drain and Rinse the bird nest again by using the delicate strainer.
4. Soak the bird nest in pure water for another 1 hour. Keep the soaking water for later use as it contains nutrients from the nest.
5. Pour suitable amount of water with bird nest and rock sugar into covered porcelain pot. (For a cup of bird nest soup with rock sugar using gram of water, gram of soaked bird nest, gram of rock sugar)
6. Double boil all ingredients over low heat for several hours or less up to the types of the nest. (For house bird nest take about 45 minutes to 1 hour)

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