BIRD'S NEST SOUP
Serve at Chinese wedding. Hong Kong and the United States are the largest importers of birds' nests charging between $30 and $100 per bowl of soup in Chinese restaurant and while a single kilogram of nest can cost between $2,000 and $10,000.
Provided by foodart
Categories Cantonese
Time P1DT25m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Soak bird's nest overnight. Then remove water and clean.
- In a stockpot add cooking oil and boil the chicken stock then add in birds nest. Let it heat for 10 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients and let it heat for another 10 minutes. Add in cornstarch roux to lightly thicken the soup and stir in the chicken meat, mushrooms and turn off the heat and let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 148.9, Fat 6.1, SaturatedFat 1.4, Cholesterol 10.8, Sodium 558.6, Carbohydrate 13.4, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 5.7, Protein 9.5
MOCK BIRD'S NEST SOUP
I first tried authentic Bird's Nest Soup in a little local Chinese restaurant near Honolulu. It was love at first taste, even though I was bit put off when I found out it actually was made with a real bird's nest. This is a great mock version. This is usually served as a first course to a Chinese dinner.
Provided by Diana Perry
Categories Other Appetizers
Time 4h45m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Make stock with whatever you have available chicken bones, pork bones, and a ham bone. You want the bones to have some meat left for garnish later. Add lightly salted water to cover the bones, and simmer until all meat is falling off the bones, and the stock has good flavor from the bones. The object is to get 3-4 cups of nice, reduced broth.
- 2. If you don't have enough broth, add canned chicken broth to get to the 3-4 cup measure. And I recommend having 4 cups for the soup.
- 3. While stock is cooking, Soak the Chinese long rice in warm water for 1 hour.
- 4. Chop the Chinese long rice very fine and add to the stock; simmer until it thickens, about 1/2 hour.
- 5. Garnish the soup with some chicken and or ham bits with chopped Chinese parsley; Add a splash of Shoyu (Soy Sauce) to taste.
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