Bird's Nest Soup Recipe

cooking time: 2 hours 15 minutes

 

Ingredients

  • 110 grams birds' nest

  • 1.14 litter chicken stock

  • 1 leg of chicken

  • 2 teaspoons water chestnut flour water

  • salt and pepper

  • 1 egg white

  • 57 grams cooked chicken, chopped

  • 30 grams ham, finely chopped

  • 57 grams fresh mushrooms, chopped

  • few spring onions, chopped

Method


1. Soak the birds' nest in hot water for 4 hours.
2. Simmer in chicken stock for 10 minutes.

3. Transfer to fireproof dish, place chicken leg on top

   and steam for 2 hours.
4. Remove chicken leg and any water that may have dropped on the birds' nest.
5. Mix water chestnut flour with water to a smooth paste.
6. Place birds' nest in saucepan, cover with stock, bring to boil, season with salt and pepper

   and stir in water chestnut paste.
7. Simmer for 2 minutes, stirring all the time.
8. Add white of egg, and when soup becomes semi-transparent, garnish with chicken, ham,

   mushrooms and spring onions.

 

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