Step 1: Measure

Place the desired amount of dry bird's nest in a large soup bowl and get ready for soaking. To make a single rice bowl of bird's nest dessert, approximately 6 to 7 grams of dry bird's nest is required.

Step 2: Soak

Use cool boiled water to soak the dry bird's nest. Important: completely submerge the bird's nest in order for it to absorb the maximum amount of water and fully expand.

Type Soak
White 4 hours
Golden 4 hours
Red 8 hours

Step 3: Sift

After soaking, pour the used water away using a sift or a double-layered filter so no bird's nest will be lost or wasted. High grade bird's nest expands about 8 to 10 times after soaked.

Step 4: Tear Off

Gently split the nest into separate strips.

Step 5: Ready to Cook

The soaked bird's nest is now ready to be simmered.

Type Simmer
White 30 mins
Golden 45 mins
Red 90 mins
Dried Longan and Goji Berry

Dried Longan and Goji Berry Bird's Nest

Sweet Dessert - 1 Bowl

Dried Longan
6 pieces
Goji Berry
10 pieces
Dried Bird's Nest
7 grams
Water
¾ bowl for stewing

Prepare the bird's nest (see above). Transfer the soaked bird's nest into the simmering pot along with the dried longan, goji berry and water. Simmer in low heat and in accordance to the simmer time for the bird's nest type used. Remove from heat.

Soya Milk Bird's Nest

Soya Milk Bird's Nest

Sweet Dessert - 1 Bowl

Dried Bird's Nest
1 tael
Soya Milk
1 cup

Prepare the bird's nest (see above). Transfer the soaked bird's nest into the simmering pot and simmer in low heat and in accordance to the simmer time for the bird's nest type used. Remove from heat.

Mix the cooked bird's nest into the soya milk and stir.