Orange stewed bird's nest

Overview

The pulp of oranges can benefit the spleen and stomach, and the peel can moisten the lungs and relieve coughs. In summer, it is used to stew bird's nests. Bird's nest, for example, Li Shizhen said in "Supplementary Materials of Compendium of Materia Medica": It tastes sweet and bland, nourishes lung yin, resolves phlegm and relieves coughs, nourishes and clears the air, and is a sacred medicine for regulating deficiency and fatigue. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it is suitable for people with weak constitution, malnutrition, cough with excessive phlegm, hemoptysis and vomiting blood, chronic bronchitis, etc. Modern medicine has found that it can promote immune function, delay human aging, nourish the skin, and prolong life. Ingredients: 1 fresh orange, 5 grams of bird's nest.

Tags

• snacks
• children
• banquet dishes
• banquet
• orange
• purified water
• rock sugar
• bird's nest

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Bird's nest, orange rock sugar

   

2. 2 Soak the bird's nest in cold boiled water for 5-6 hours, remove feathers and impurities and wash it.

   

3. 3 Brush the oranges clean with dish soap or toothpaste.

   

4. 4 Cut off the bottom of the washed oranges so that they can be placed stably.

   

5. 5 Cut off the top of the orange to use as a lid.

   

6. 6 Scoop out some of the orange flesh. Only in this way can there be space to stuff bird's nests.

   

7. 7 Put the bird's nest into the orange and add a little water.

   

8. 8 Cover the oranges and place in a bowl or stew pot. Add appropriate amount of rock sugar and water, about half a bowl. The dug out orange flesh can also be stewed together in a bowl.

   

9. 9 Put it into a pot and simmer it over water (just simmer it directly in a stew pot) for 2 hours before eating.

   

10. 10 Stewed orange bird's nest.