Stewed Bird's Nest with Rock Sugar and Red Dates
Overview
Bird's nest: It is the nest of a swiftlet. However, it is not the nest of an ordinary swallow, but the nest of a special kind of swallow - a swiftlet. Swiftlets, animals of the family Swiftidae, and many other species of the same genus build nests with saliva and down feathers. The nests cannot be eaten directly. They are parts that need to be deeply processed before they can be eaten by humans. Its functions are: 1. Nourish the lungs and nourish yin, relieve cough caused by lung deficiency, and reduce lung-qi lesions. Including asthma, shortness of breath, chronic cough, bronchitis. 2. Tonify deficiency and nourish the stomach, relieve stomach coldness and vomiting. 3. For those with symptoms such as weakness after illness, tuberculosis, and mid-term loss, eating in conjunction with the diet can nourish yin and regulate the body. 4. Antiperspirant, qi deficiency, spleen deficiency, excessive sweating, frequent urination, and nocturia. 5. Nourishes yin and moisturizes dryness, has a repairing effect on living skin cells, nourishes the dermis, makes human skin smooth, elastic and shiny, thereby reducing wrinkles. 6. Bird's nest contains amino acids. Regular consumption by infants and children can promote brain development, increase thinking, resist allergies, and increase immunity. 7. During pregnancy, pregnant women eat before and after delivery, which has the effect of preventing and repairing the fetus. The taste is sweet and delicate, with a slight hint of egg white.
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Steps
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One cup of bird's nest imported from Malaysia (4-5g per cup, one serving per person), soak in pure water for 4 hours, changing the water three times in the process;
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After soaking the hair, pick out the broken hair and rinse away the impurities with water;
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Add red dates, a little water, and simmer over low heat for 1 hour;
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After simmering, add rock sugar to taste.
