Bird's nest has always been known as a food that is good for the health of everyone. In particular, for pregnant women, eating bird's nest is very good for both mother and baby. Yến Sào Sài Gòn shares a few dishes made from bird's nest that are very good for pregnant women.
1. Shredded chicken and bird's nest porridge
Shredded chicken and bird's nest porridge is a delicious, nutritious dish, suitable for recovering the body, easing mental stress and supporting the improvement of organ functions.
Ingredients
- Bird's nest: 2 refined nests
- Chicken breast: 200 g
- Rice: 100 g
- Cooking oil, shallots, seasoning granules, salt, MSG and pepper as needed.
Instructions
- Soak the bird's nest in water until soft, then rinse and drain.
- Clean the chicken, boil until cooked, take it out and let it cool. Then shred the chicken thinly and season with seasoning granules, MSG and pepper to taste.
- Next, wash the rice, add a little cooking oil and salt to taste. Stir well and let it sit for about 15 minutes. Then add chicken stock and simmer into a soft porridge. When the porridge is cooked, add the seasoned chicken and cook for about 10 minutes, then turn off the heat. Add finely chopped spring onions.
- Put the cleaned bird's nest in a bowl and double-boil for about 20-30 minutes.
When everything is done, simply add the steamed bird's nest to the porridge, stir well and serve hot.
2. Crab claw and bird's nest soup
Crab claw and bird's nest soup is a dish that boosts nutrients for pregnant women. It is one of the dishes rich in protein, supplying calcium and nutrition for both mother and baby.
Ingredients
This dish needs 10 g of bird's nest, 3 or 4 fresh crab claws, 50 g of ham, 1 ear of sweet corn and 10 g of shiitake mushrooms.
Instructions
- First, pre-process the bird's nest to remove dirt and remaining feathers. If you use refined bird's nest, no pre-processing is needed. Then soak the bird's nest in water until soft, rinse and drain.
- Next, boil the crab claws until cooked. Let them cool and peel off the shell; shred the leg meat and keep the claws whole.
- Cut the ham into thin strips. Cut the kernels off the sweet corn. Soak the shiitake mushrooms until they expand and chop them finely.
- Put the bird's nest in a bowl and double-boil for 20 minutes, then add the corn and shiitake mushrooms and cook for another 3 minutes. Then add the ham and crab meat. Season to taste.
Now you can ladle it into a bowl and enjoy crab claw and bird's nest soup while it is still hot.
3. Steamed bird's nest with lotus seeds
Steamed bird's nest with lotus seeds is a dish many people choose to make, because it is simple and quick to prepare yet brings many health benefits. It is especially good for the health of pregnant women.
Ingredients
This dish consists of 5 g of cleaned bird's nest, 15 lotus seeds and rock sugar as needed.
Instructions
Clean the lotus seeds and remove the shells (if using dried lotus seeds, soak them until they expand).
Put the bird's nest in a bowl and double-boil it for about 20 minutes.
When the lotus seeds are soft, pour them (with the liquid) into the bird's nest and steam for about 5 more minutes. Then add rock sugar and stir well. You can ladle it into a bowl and eat it hot, or cold if you prefer.
4. Bird's nest stewed with pork tail
This dish helps pregnant women replenish qi and nourish the blood, and fight bouts of weakness caused by a frail constitution or the stress of life. Pork tail is much like pork knuckle: when eaten, it helps stimulate and promote milk flow and improves the quality of the mother's milk.
Ingredients
Prepare 10 g of bird's nest, 1 ear of sweet corn, 2 carrots and 500 g of pork tail.
Instructions
Once cleaned, put the bird's nest in a bowl and double-boil for about 20 minutes.
Clean the pork tail, chop it into bite-sized pieces and stew until tender. Clean and cut the sweet corn and carrots into chunks and stew them together with the pork tail. When the pork tail is done, add the steamed bird's nest, stir together and eat hot.
Yến Sào Sài Gòn wishes you success!