Bird's nest is loved by people as a nourishing product. However, many people cook bird's nests with a fishy smell due to improper handling.
In fact, as long as you master the correct cooking method, you can easily remove the fishy smell of bird's nest and retain its unique taste and nutritional value.
So, how do you cook bird's nest without a fishy smell? Here's how to do it
1. Selection and preparation of bird's nest
First of all, choose bird's nests with pure texture, natural color, and no peculiar smell.
Before cooking, the bird's nest needs to be soaked in water, the general soaking time is 4-6 hours, during which the water needs to be changed several times to ensure that the bird's nest fully absorbs water and expands, and at the same time removes impurities and odors.
2. Cooking steps and skills
Drain the soaked bird's nest and tear it into strips for later use.
Add an appropriate amount of water to the pot, bring to a boil, turn to low heat, put the bird's nest into a stew pot or porcelain bowl, and then put it in a steamer to simmer over water.
Pay attention to the heat when simmering, generally simmer for 20-30 minutes on medium-low heat. During the stewing process, condiments such as rock sugar and wolfberry can be added according to personal taste.
3. Tips to avoid fishy smells
When simmering, add ginger or lemon slices to effectively neutralize the fishy smell of bird's nest.
Avoid using metal utensils to touch bird's nests, as certain components in the metal may cause the bird's nest to develop a fishy smell.
After the stew is finished, do not open the stew pot immediately, let the bird's nest cool naturally in the stew pot before taking it out, so that the stewed bird's nest tastes better and is not easy to produce fishy smell.
Tips for buying bird's nest
First, let's talk about taste. High-quality bird's nest should be crystal clear and melt in your mouth after soaking, with a faint egg fragrance, not that weird fishy smell! Remember, a good bird's nest doesn't need to add any sugar or other additives to give you a natural sweetness.
When buying bird's nest, you need to pay attention to the following:
Look at the color: The color of pure natural bird's nest is usually beige or light yellow, if it is too white, it may have been bleached!
Texture: Real bird's nest feels tough and not easy to break, and the bird's nest after soaking is clear and elastic.
Smell: Real bird's nest has a faint fragrance, if you smell a pungent chemical smell, then be careful!
Check the place of origin: Choose bird's nest from well-known production areas, such as Indonesia, Malaysia, etc., which is more secure.
Finally, don't forget to buy from reliable merchants to avoid buying fakes. Of course, you can also click the small button above to place an order!