Nutritional components of bird's nest Modern medical research has found that the main components of bird's nest are: water-soluble protein and carbohydrates; Trace elements: calcium, phosphorus, iron, sodium, potassium and amino acids (lysine, cystine and arginine) play an important role in promoting human vitality. 1000g dried bird's nest contains 499g of protein, 429g of calcium, 306g of carbohydrate, 30mg of phosphorus, 0/04g of water and 49g of iron. Bird's nest has unique bioactive molecules, including protein, which is helpful to the growth, development and recovery of human tissues after illness. Carbohydrate is the main source of human body heat, which complements protein, so that protein can not only provide heat, but also promote fat metabolism; Epidermal growth factor and water-soluble substances contained in bird's nest can directly stimulate cell division, regeneration and tissue reconstruction, so that bird's nest plays a great role in nourishing and restoring human body. Calcium can enhance the coagulation ability of blood when the skin is damaged, and also help the human body absorb vitamin B12; ; Bird's nest is rich in minerals, active proteins and collagen, among which epidermal growth factor and water extract can strongly stimulate cell regeneration, division and tissue reconstruction. The efficacy of bird's nest is recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica: "Bird's nest is sweet in taste, flat in nature, nourishing lung and yin, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, and nourishing. It is a holy medicine to recuperate fatigue. Lung deficiency cannot eliminate all diseases, so it can be cured. " Traditional Chinese medicine believes that bird's nest: "nourishing yin and moistening dryness, benefiting qi and tonifying the middle warmer, treating physical weakness, coughing up phlegm and relieving asthma, and hemoptysis and dysentery for a long time. It is suitable for people with weak constitution, malnutrition, malaria for a long time, cough with excessive phlegm, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, emphysema, tuberculosis, hemoptysis and vomiting blood, and stomachache. Modern medicine has found that bird's nest can promote immune function, delay human aging and prolong life. Generally speaking, bird's nest has the effect of health care: nourishing yin and moistening lung without dryness; Beauty care makes skin smooth, elastic and shiny; Supplementing qi and invigorating middle energizer, promoting blood circulation, improving digestion of stomach and absorption of intestine. Treat lung yin deficiency, cough, night sweats, hemoptysis, etc. Treating nausea and retching caused by deficiency of stomach qi and stomach yin; Treat qi deficiency, hyperhidrosis and polyuria. As a natural nourishing food, bird's nest can be eaten by men, women and children.
Generally, bird's nest can be made into four kinds: (1) alkaline hair: put the sun-dried bird's nest in a porcelain soup bowl, add 30 ~ 40 degrees of water to soak it until it is soft, then remove impurities with a bamboo stick, while keeping the strip shape of bird's nest intact, then grab it evenly with soda ash (add 2 grams of soda ash to every 50 grams of bird's nest), soak it in boiling water until the bird's nest is three times as soft and astringent, and twist it by hand. Soak in boiling water for 3 times, 2 minutes each time, then remove the alkaline smell, soak in cold water for later use, dry the water with a dry cloth before cooking, and then cook. (2) Soaking: soak the dried bird's nest in cold water to soften, remove impurities with bamboo sticks, then put it in a boiling water pot and cover it for half an hour, and soak it again if it fails to meet the requirements. When the bird's nest is soft, slippery and swollen, it can be taken out by pinching and immersed in cold water for later use. (3) Evaporation: firstly, soak the dried bird's nest in 50-55 degree water until it is water-cooled, then soak it in 70 degree water until it swells, take it out, remove impurities with bamboo sticks, scald it with 80 degree water, wash it, put it in a bowl, and steam it until it is soft. (4) Preparation of stone powder: firstly, soak the bird's nest in cold water, pick out feather impurities with bamboo sticks, then ignite the pot, add clear water to burn it thoroughly, add axe brand stone powder (50g of bird's nest and 2g of stone powder), put it into the bird's nest, boil it for 8min with low fire (water is not allowed to open), take it out when it is extremely brittle, take it out with clear water, wrap it with fresh-keeping paper (portions) and put it into the freezer for quick freezing. The water temperature and time for making hair should be properly adjusted according to the season and the texture of bird's nest, and it should be checked frequently to prevent the hair from being opaque or overproduced. Hair should be soaked in cold water, but not stored for a long time. The water and tools used for bird's nest swelling should be clean, and there should be no oil stains and iron pots, otherwise it will affect the hair quality and the color of bird's nest.
■ Stew the bird's nest: put the cooked bird's nest in a stew pot, add appropriate amount of boiling water until the bird's nest doesn't pass, and then put the stew pot in a pot filled with water for about an hour (no sugar and other raw materials, especially no oil and meat), which is the stewed edible bird's nest; The cooled edible bird's nest is sealed with plastic wrap and put into the freezer at 0-4 degrees Celsius, which can be kept for about two weeks. 1 g dried bird's nest can produce about 5 g water bird's nest after adding water. After stewing, the 5 grams of water bird's nest will continue to expand, eventually forming about 8 grams of edible bird's nest. In addition, in order to insist on eating, you can stew for 3-5 days at a time and put it in the refrigerator, and get up every morning to eat on an empty stomach. . Eating on an empty stomach is the most absorbed. About 2 teaspoons each time,10-15g after soaking (if the quality of bird's nest is good, that is, 2-5g before soaking is enough, so you don't need to eat a big bowl. Eating for about half a year can reduce the frequency and eat once every other day. But be regular … don't eat for a while in the morning and then change the time. Bird's nest pays attention to eating less and more meals, and keeps a regular diet. Dry bird's nest 3-5g each time, instant bird's nest 20-30g each time, once in the morning and evening, once a day or once every other day. Bird's nest food pays attention to "clear in the middle, soft in the middle." Generally, during eating bird's nest, eat less spicy and greasy food, and don't smoke or smoke less. Don't eat bird's nest during a cold, because the human body can't absorb bird's nest nutrition well. The simplest way to stew bird's nest is to soak it in a bowl of purified water at different times according to different varieties (300 ml purified water is about 10 g). Because the bird's nest has nutrients dissolved in the water during soaking, don't pour out the water for cleaning the bird's nest, and use this bowl to isolate the water. The following is the reference stewing time of Indonesian bird's nest varieties in the bird's nest factory: 180-240 minutes: East Bai Yan (need to be washed repeatedly to remove hair impurities) 90 minutes: super-grade, first-grade and second-grade blood swallows; First-class and second-class blood swallow; Featured Jin Siyan cake for 60 minutes: broken blood swallow; Special yellow swallow cake for 45 minutes: Bai Yan corner for 30-45 minutes: special, first-class and second-class Bai Yan; First-class second-class Bai Yan articles; Triangle Bai Yan; Bai Yan with hair (need to pick hair); 20-30 minutes: Bai Yan net and Bai Yan roll.
After stewing, it can be served with edible bird's nest such as rock sugar, milk, honey and soybean milk. Anemia after illness 1 There are many ways to eat stewed chicken with bird's nest. The materials for nourishing yin and strengthening yang are: half a bird's nest, half a peeled chicken, longan San Qian, two slices of ginger and four bowls of water. Method: stew the above materials for three hours and add salt when eating. 2 Coconut milk bird's nest stewed rock sugar nourishes yin, moistens lungs and raises beauty. Ingredients: Yanzi's bird's nest, fresh milk 1 bowl, 2 tablespoons coconut juice, appropriate amount of rock sugar, and 3 bowls of water. Method: Stew the bird's nest, rock sugar and water together, and pour in fresh milk and coconut juice 15 minutes before taking out. Stew for another fifteen minutes. 3 bird's nest stewed jujube moistening lung and relieving cough. Ingredients: Yanzi's bird's nest, almond, San Qian, golden silk candied dates, ten bowls of water, and appropriate amount of rock sugar. Method: stew the above materials for one to three hours.
4 bird's nest stewed lotus seeds to nourish the spirit, blood-enriching materials: half a swallow's nest, five yuan each for lotus seeds, lilies and longan meat, four bowls of water, and the right amount of rock sugar. Method: stew the above materials for one to three hours. 5 bird's nest stewed Sydney moistens the lungs and relieves cough. Ingredients: Yanzi's bird's nest, one Sydney, ten horseshoes, one Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae, four bowls of water, and appropriate amount of rock sugar. Method: stew the above materials (except Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae) for one to three hours, and finally add Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae for five minutes. 6 bird's nest stewed litchi nourishes the spirit, and blood-enriching materials: Yanzi's bird's nest is half a catty, fresh litchi meat is half a catty, crystal sugar is appropriate, and water is four bowls. Method: stew bird's nest and rock sugar for one to two and a half hours, add litchi meat and stew for another half hour. ★ Papaya Stewed Bird's Nest Cut the original papaya in half, remove the capsule, stew it with bird's nest and the water soaked in bird's nest, let the taste of papaya penetrate into the bird's nest, and then serve it with crystal sugar water. ★ Dry fishing for blood swallows: Cook a pot of rich gravy soup in advance, then add bird's nest and cook together, stir evenly with slow fire, and take it out when the gravy is about to boil, and eat it immediately. Broth is preferably chicken wing soup, or soup made of old hen, ribs and other meat. ★ Braised official swallow also needs a pot of rich abalone sauce, preferably until it is gelatinous (it can be accelerated by pressure cooker), and it can be eaten with bird's nest, which tastes greasy. ★ Fruit Juice Fishing Bird's Nest You can eat it as long as you squeeze your favorite vegetable juice and fruit juice with a juicer in advance, or mix and stew bird's nest with dairy products as seasoning. This is the simplest way to eat bird's nest and one of the best ways to eat it.