Chicken filled with bird´s nest

Chicken filled with bird´s nest

Chinese recipes.  Chicken food near me? No?  Sick of the air fry chicken nuggets? ..or chicken Malai Tikka?  So here is my daily recipe for you.

Chicken filled with bird´s nest ❤ 

Culinary use of bird´s nest

Chinese food recipes.

The best-known use of edible birds nest is bird’s nest soup, a delicacy in Chinese cuisine.

When dissolved in water, the birds’ nests have a favored gelatinous texture utilized in soup or sweet soup (tong sui). It is mostly referred to as 燕窩 (yànwō) unless references are made to the savory or sweet soup in Chinese cuisine. According to the Ch’ing dynasty manual of gastronomy, the Suiyuan shidan, bird’s nest was regarded as a delicate ingredient not to be flavored or cooked with anything overpowering or oily.

While it is rare and expensive, it must be served in relatively large quantities; otherwise its texture cannot be fully experienced and enjoyed.

In addition to their use in soup, edible bird’s nests can be used as an ingredient in other dishes. They can be cooked with rice to produce bird’s nest congee or bird’s nest boiled rice, or they can be added to egg tarts and other desserts. A bird’s nest jelly can be made by placing the bird’s nest in a ceramic container with minimal water and sugar (or salt) before double steaming.

Indonesia is the largest bird’s nest producer in Southeast Asia, exporting around 2,000 metric tons (2,000 long tons; 2,200 short tons) per year, followed by Malaysia at 600 metric tons (590 long tons; 660 short tons), and Thailand, 400 metric tons (390 long tons; 440 short tons). The Philippines, producing roughly 5 metric tons (4.9 long tons; 5.5 short tons) per year, is the smallest producer.

The bird’s nest industry in 2014 accounts for 0.5 percent of the Indonesian GDP, a GDP percentage equivalent to about a quarter of the country’s fishing industry. In Thailand, the trade value of bird’s nests, both wild and “farmed”, is estimated at around 10 billion baht per year.

 The industry globally is an estimated US$5 billion.

Hong Kong and the United States are the largest importers of nests.

In Hong Kong, a bowl of bird’s nest soup costs US$30 to US$100.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup bird´s nest
• 1 quart water
• 1 chicken, about 4 pounds
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon light soy sauce

Preparation:

First soak the bird´s nest in cold water for 3 hours.  Drain.  Boil in 1 quarter water for 15 minutes.  Remove the bird´s nest and run cold water through it.  Pick out all the feathers and dirt.   Bone the chicken without breaking the skin.  Stuff the bird´s nest into the cavity of the chicken.  Place the chicken in a deep heatproof casserole bowl.  Add the  stock, salt, sugar and soy sauce.

Cooking

Place the casserole in a steamer.  Cover and steam for 3 hours.

After, check the water in the steamer from time to time to make sure it has not completely boiled away. Bring the casserole to the table and serve in individual soup bowls by cutting through the chicken with the soup ladle.  The meat should be very soft.

So, eating this ingredient regularly can actually help you lose weight in a healthy way. Apart from protein, this meat is also chock full of calcium and phosphorous. Both these minerals help keep your bones healthy. Eating it regularly also cuts the risk of arthritis.

Also it is highly nutritious and a good source of protein. Adding it to your diet may help support weight loss, muscle growth, and bone health.

Also it is a great source of lean protein, offers a balance of brain-healthy compounds, and is a good source of dietary choline and vitamins B6 and B12. Choline and the B vitamins have been shown to play important roles in healthy cognition and provide neuroprotective benefits.

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