Bird's nest is a food with surprising benefits for beautifying the skin, rich in protein, vitamins and minerals, and suitable for everyone, especially as it provides plenty of nutrients for young children, particularly those who are poor eaters. Adding nutrients from bird's nest is necessary. Let's step into the kitchen and learn how to cook young pigeon bird's nest soup for children who are poor eaters, so that mealtimes become easier for your little ones!
Ingredients
– Pigeon: 1
– Bird's nest: 200gr
+ Lotus seeds
Lean pork: 100gr
– Dried tangerine peel
Steps
Step 1: Clean and steam the bird's nest
If the raw bird's nest still has feathers, remove them first. Put the cleaned raw bird's nest into cold water and soak for about 45 minutes until it expands and loosens, then lift it out and drain. Next, steam the bird's nest (double-boil for about 20 minutes).
Step 2: Soak the lotus seeds, red dates and tangerine peel
Wash the tangerine peel, lotus seeds and red dates, then soak them in clean water for about 30 minutes. Note that you should soak them separately and not put the tangerine peel, lotus seeds and red dates in the same bowl, so that their flavours do not mix. After soaking, thinly slice the tangerine peel.
Step 3: Prepare the pigeon:
Slaughter the pigeon and collect the blood, pluck all the feathers, open the bird and remove all the innards. Put it in a pot and stew until the meat is very tender. While the water is boiling, add the blood and cook it together. When boiling the meat, add a little fish sauce to make the meat fragrant.
Step 4: Stew the soup
Once the pigeon meat is cooked, add the chopped tangerine peel, lotus seeds and red dates to the pot and stew for about 30 minutes, so that the tangerine peel, lotus seeds and red dates release their nutrients and give a sweet, tender result. Then add the steamed bird's nest to the pot and continue stewing for about 5 more minutes. Season to taste and take the pot off the heat.
Ladle the young pigeon bird's nest soup into a bowl and eat it while it is hot
Bird's nest is a very nutritious food. Combined with pigeon and lotus seeds, which are also cooling foods, it makes a delicious dish that cools the body and detoxifies, providing plenty of nutrients that are indispensable for children who are poor eaters. Mothers can cook it for their child 2 times a week
Note: Do not stew the bird's nest for too long, because the bird's nest has already been steamed. If you cook it longer, the nest strands will break apart and no longer taste good, and the bird's nest will lose many of its precious micronutrients.
Health benefits of pigeon:
Because it is very nourishing, it is used to cook nutritious porridge for children. In addition, pregnant women and people who are ill also eat pigeon porridge to recover quickly. According to research, pigeon meat contains 22.14% protein, 1% lipid and mineral salts. Pigeon blood is rich in protein, iron and haemoglobin. These are all nutritional components necessary for human health, helping to restore health quickly, especially in sick people and women after childbirth. According to traditional Eastern medicine, pigeon meat is neutral in nature, pigeon blood is warm in nature, and pigeon eggs are sweet, sour and salty in flavour and neutral in nature, suitable for people with a weak constitution and helping the body become stronger.
Thanks to these nutritional components, pigeon has many health benefits such as nourishing the five internal organs, nourishing yin, detoxifying, and being good for the digestive system.
Combined with bird's nest, a food that is cooling in nature, the two complement and balance each other, bringing you wonderful health