Precautions for stewing bird's nest with cold water or hot water

Everyone must be familiar with bird's nest. It is a very precious tonic. It can not only beautify the skin, delay aging, but also prevent various diseases. Bird's nest is especially suitable for stewing. But which is better, hot water or cold water? Next, I will introduce this issue specifically, and also tell you what you need to pay attention to when stewing bird's nest.

Should I use cold water or hot water to stew bird's nest?

It is best to use cold water when stewing bird's nests, because cold water is relatively mild and can allow the nutrients of the bird's nest to slowly precipitate during the stewing process. If hot water is added directly when stewing the bird's nest, the activity of some of its active ingredients will be reduced, which is not conducive to the precipitation of its nutrients and will reduce the nutritional value of the bird's nest after stewing.

Precautions for stewing bird's nest

1. Most of the bird's nests sold in the market are dry products after being separated. They must be soaked before stewing. Pay special attention when soaking the bird's nest. Try to use mineral water or purified water, and soak it in cold water. Although warm water soaking bird's nests soaks faster, it will cause some nutrients in the bird's nest to be lost.

2. When stewing bird's nests, you should also pay attention to the method of inspection. Unlike other nourishing ingredients, its nutrients are easily lost. So when stewing bird's nests, it is best to put it in a stewing pot, add pure water, cover the lid of the stewing pot, and then stew it in water. This can retain the nutrition of the bird's nest to the maximum extent, and the stewed bird's nest can have excellent health-care effects.

3. Time is also something people must pay attention to when cooking bird's nests. Under normal circumstances, put the bird's nest in a bowl and stew it in water. You only need to stew it for half an hour after the water boils. If you stew the bird's nest in a stewing pot, you need to stew it for 40 to 45 minutes. If the time is too long, the bird's nest will turn into water, and the health benefits of the bird's nest will decrease, and the taste will also deteriorate.

4. Many people like to add a proper amount of sugar when stewing bird's nests. You should pay special attention to this. When stewing bird's nests, you must use rock sugar, and it is best to choose natural yellow rock sugar. Do not use white sugar or brown sugar to stew bird's nests, otherwise the effect of bird's nest in nourishing yin and moistening dryness, and resolving phlegm and relieving cough will be greatly reduced.