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Preparation
15 minutes
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Processing
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Steamed bird’s nest with red apple and longan is known to be an extremely refreshing dish that is very good for health. Do you know how to make this dish? If not, let’s go to the kitchen with TasteVN to make steamed bird’s nest with red apple and longan!
Ingredients for Steamed Bird’s Nest with Red Apple and Longan For 2 people
Bird’s nest 16 gr (2 pieces) Red apple 100 gr Longan 25 gr Ginger 1 piece Rock sugar 50 gr
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose quality bird’s nest
- Good quality bird’s nest will have a white-yellow or orange color, and will not fade when soaked in water.
- You should choose bird’s nests with thin edges, thick bases, and strands that are connected together to form many layers, with the smell of bird saliva.
- To ensure the quality of bird’s nest, you should buy it at breeding facilities or reputable bird’s nest supply stores.
How to choose good red apples
- Choose red apples with a reddish-brown skin, evenly colored, thin skin, and many wrinkles.
- You can buy red apples at supermarket chains, TasteVN stores, large markets, or major Chinese medicine shops nationwide.
- Additionally, you can also purchase red apples on the e-commerce site bachhoaxanh.com with prices ranging from 80,000 to 120,000 VND/kg.
Where to buy longan?
- You can purchase longan at traditional medicine shops, supermarkets, and reputable e-commerce websites.
- To ensure quality and safety, you can also make longan at home using the recipe shared by TasteVN below.
How to prepare Red Apple Steamed Bird’s Nest with Longan
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Soak bird’s nest, red apples, and longan
Soak the bird’s nest, red apples, and longan in water. The soaking times are 45 minutes, 30 minutes, and 15 minutes respectively. After that, rinse with water and let it drain.
Peel the ginger, rinse it briefly with water, and let it drain.
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Shred the bird’s nest
After soaking the bird’s nest until soft, use your hands or a fork to shred it into small pieces, then filter through a sieve and let it drain.
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Steam the bird’s nest
Place a pot on the stove, put a small towel at the bottom of the pot, then place the bowl inside. Next, pour water into the pot until it reaches 1/3 the height of the bowl.
Add the bird’s nest, longan, and red apples into the bowl, then slowly pour in the boiled water from the red apples until the bowl is nearly full and cover it. After that, cover the pot and steam for about 20 minutes over low heat.
Then, open the pot lid, add 50g of rock sugar into the steaming bowl and stir well.
Finally, cover the pot again, steam for an additional 5 – 6 minutes over low heat, then turn off the stove.
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Final Product
The steamed bird’s nest with red dates and longan has a light sweet taste. The bird’s nest is soft, the red dates have a mild sweetness, and the longan is crunchy and delicious. Enjoy your creation right away!
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So now you have a very refreshing and nutritious red apple and longan bird’s nest. We hope that the recipe shared above by TasteVN will help you easily make this dish. Wishing you success!
