Steamed bird's nest with aloe vera and rock sugar not only brings many health benefits but also gives you a dish that helps cool the body on hot days. Let Yến Sào Sài Gòn show you how to prepare this dish!
Ingredients
– Refined bird's nest (pre-processed): 10g
– Aloe vera: 100g
– Rock sugar: 30g
Steps
Step 1: Prepare the ingredients
– Refined bird's nest: after buying, wash it clean and soak in water for about 15 minutes until soft, removing all dirt and impurities. Then drain.
– Aloe vera: wash clean, peel, and cut into bite-sized pieces (small, about the size of diced cubes). To prevent the aloe vera and bird's nest from turning bitter when cooked, wash or sieve the aloe vera under a strong stream of water to reduce the sliminess of the aloe vera.
Step 2: Steam the bird's nest
Steaming bird's nest is very simple, not difficult at all as many people think.
– Put the bird's nest in a bowl and double-boil it for about 15 -20 minutes.
– Put the aloe vera in a pot, add water and bring to the boil for about 15 minutes. Add a little rock sugar to create the light sweetness of the aloe vera.
– After steaming the bird's nest and aloe vera, combine the bird's nest and the aloe vera liquid. That gives you a nutritious cup of steamed bird's nest with aloe vera.
Step 3: Enjoy
Ladle the bird's nest, aloe vera and rock sugar dessert into a bowl. It is delicious eaten cold or hot.
With just a few simple steps, you can enjoy a wonderfully delicious steamed bird's nest with aloe vera and rock sugar.
Benefits of bird's nest
Bird's nest contains 31 trace elements needed for children's development and for nourishing the elderly. Bird's nest is rich in calcium and iron, and has elements beneficial to the nerves and memory such as manganese, bromine, copper and zinc. It has elements that stimulate digestion such as chromium, and elements that are anti-ageing and protect against radiation such as selenium. Bird's nest contains galactose sugar but no fat. Threonine in bird's nest supports the formation of collagen and elastin – the two substances that rebuild the structure of the skin – and, combined with Glycine, prevents wrinkles, fights ageing, fights acne and freckles, and dark spots, and protects the skin, making it bright, smooth and full of vitality. Tryptophan helps the foetus develop in a balanced and healthy way…
Currently, bird's nest is being researched for the treatment of HIV-AIDS because it stimulates the growth of white blood cells that produce antibodies. It is also recommended for cancer patients after radiotherapy and for patients after surgery, helping the body recover quickly.
In addition, bird's nest is also a very nutritious food, used in cases of weak and tired bodies, poor appetite, weak qi and blood, a body that is irritable from smoking and drinking a lot of alcohol, insomnia, rapid heartbeat, thinness and yellowish skin.
You can occasionally use bird's nest as a food that provides the body with full nutrition.
According to traditional Eastern medicine, bird's nest is sweet in taste and neutral in nature, entering the lung and stomach meridians, so it helps cleanse the lungs and increase resistance to viruses, flu and allergy symptoms. Unlike ordinary foods, bird's nest can be eaten at any time. We often eat bird's nest double-boiled with rock sugar. Eating one nest per week is enough. Double-boil one nest, divide it into three portions, eat one portion and keep the rest in the fridge, eating once every other day.
Yến Sào Sài Gòn wishes you success and a delicious meal!