Cleaning bird's nest, mainly soaking. The water that has just been soaked for 1-2 hours should be poured out, and impurities such as Pteris multifida should be cleaned during this period; Then soak in clear water for 1-2 hours. At this time, it is necessary to control the amount of water soaked, generally to reach the surface of bird's nest. Finally, even the soaked water is stewed with slow fire to keep the original flavor and nutrition of bird's nest.
The stewing time is determined by two factors. First, it depends on the quality of bird's nest itself, the thickness and humidity of bird's nest. It usually takes 6-8 hours. If it's a blood swallow, it takes twice as long. Second, it depends on people's physique. In order to facilitate absorption, the elderly, patients and other people with weak constitution spend more time stewing bird's nest than the conventional 1 hour, that is, 7-9 hours.
The best time is when the finished product is soft, smooth, elastic, glittering and translucent, and soft and continuous when clamped.
The correct way to stew (cook) bird's nest;
1, soak your hair, pick a bird's nest and soak your hair with water. Soaking time: 3 hours; Swallow strip for 2 hours; Yan Po 1 hour.
2. change the water and pick the hair. Now the bird's nest is generally clean, so this link is omitted. After soaking the bird's nest for 2 hours, pick out the fine hair impurities in the bird's nest with tweezers, filter them out with water, tear the bird's nest into strips, and then continue to soak the hair with clear water.
Step 3 add water. After the bird's nest is soaked, drain the bird's nest with a strainer, put it in a saucepan, and then add water to the surface of the bird's nest.
4. Add water to the saucepan. The special waterproof slow-stewing electric cooker has the highest water injection, and water is added according to the standard. If you don't have an electric cooker, you can also use an ordinary cooker, raise the cooker a little, and cover the cooker with water 1/2 (not too much water, or it will spray everywhere when boiling).
5, slow stew, when stewing bird's nest, choose the slow stew method. Slow stewing time: rice cooker (100-200 w) for 40 minutes; Electric rice cooker (300 W) for 30 minutes; Gas equipment for 25 minutes; Dear friends who use gas stoves, remember, it must be turned to a slow fire, otherwise the bird's nest will be overcooked and turned into water.
According to the experience of stewing, the stewing time is a little longer, for example, 40 minutes, and the taste of bird's nest is smooth and tender; Stewing time is tight, if stewing for about 30 minutes, bird's nest tends to be crisp. Of course, it also depends on the power of the specific saucepan and other factors. You can try several times to find out your favorite bird's nest flavor.