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3 Top Breakfasts for Family |
After the dinner,
there's no meal get into our stomach until breakfast time. Skipping breakfast
due to the tight schedule is not even an option, because breakfast is very
important to replace the supply of glucose and other essential nutrients to
keep the energy up for the whole day.
Therefore, preparing
a healthy breakfast yet practical breakfast is becoming a more suitable and
desirable option for all members of family. Here is the 3 top breakfasts for
family.
Please note that, all recipes can be prepared in advance (particularly the Edible
Birds Nest), and then stocked in the fridge to serve directly anytime,
including for breakfast time.
1. For men
Benefits:
Improves kidney and lungs functions, not inclined to get weak.
Ingredients:
- 5 gram of Edible Birds Nest
- 45 gram of rock sugar
- 26 gram of dried bean curd
- 380 ml of water
Instruction:
Soak the dried Edible Birds Nest for approximately 2 hours then drain excess
water from the Edible Birds Nest. Place it into the pot and cook for 1 hour.
Add in dried bean curd, rock sugar and water. Serve hot or cold.
2. For expecting mother and infants
Benefits:
Consumption regularly during pregnancy will increase the nutrients, health
and immune system of the fetus, and mothers will recover easily after delivery.
Ingredients:
- 5 gram of Edible Birds Nest
- 50 gram of rock sugar
- 35 ml of coconut milk
- 50 ml of evaporated milk
- 310 ml of water
Instruction:
Soak the dried Edible Birds Nest for approximately 2 hours then drain excess
water from the Edible Birds Nest. Place it into the pot and cook for 1 hour.
Add in coconut milk, evaporated milk, rock sugar and water. Serve hot or
cold.
3. For children
Benefits:
Enhances immunity, less susceptible to catch cold and flu.
Ingredients:
- 5 gram of Edible Birds Nest
- 50 gram of rock sugar
- 400 ml of water
- Honey (as desired amount)
Instruction:
Soak the dried Edible Birds Nest for approximately 2 hours then drain excess
water from the Edible Birds Nest. Place it into the pot and cook for 1 hour.
Add in honey for desired taste, with rock sugar and water. Serve hot or cold
Why Edible Birds Nest Turns to Be the Best Gift for CNY
Chinese New Year might be the most awaited events for Chinese people
all around the world. It is traditionally the time for family reunion, family
gathering, and visiting the elder married family members to get the red
envelope. It is also the perfect time to show our love, and return the favor of
the parents, either by giving them the red envelope or by gifting something
valuable, such as Edible Birds Nest. It is the perfect gifts not only for
elderly, but also for other members of the family, such as siblings (either men
or women), young or pregnant mothers, and children
Among all other choices of gift, this is why Edible Birds Nest turns to be
the best gift for Chinese New Year.
1. Countless benefits
Edible Birds Nest does not make the appearance better like beautiful
outfits, but it improves the most important aspect of the life: health. With
the high-value nutrients, it has numerous benefits to the recipients. It
symbolizes the long-life and healthy wishes to the recipients.
2. Perfect for everyone
Not only for elderly, Edible Birds Nest is suitable for everyone in every
age: young or old, men or women, pregnant mother, children, baby, etc. It is
literally for everyone! It gives each person different benefits they need, such
as benefits for women, for the elderly, for smokers, etc.
3. Long-lasting
With the right treatment and handling, Edible Birds Nest can be long
lasting. It is best kept in dry and airtight food container, stored at room or
cool temperature. Good quality dried Edible Birds Nest can last for over ten
years if stored properly.
4. Easy to prepare
The Edible Birds Nest is also easy to prepare, so it’s perfect for active
people too. How to prepare: soak and rinse the dried Edible Birds Nest with
clean water for several hours; clean it using tweezers; change the water and
soak it for another hour until the Edible Birds Nest is soft and expanding from
its original shape.
5. Served as various dishes
Mention it all, either soup, dessert, main course, Edible Birds Nest can
serve it all. It is also can be served hot or cold, depending on the dishes and
preference. See various Edible Birds Nest recipes on our blog.
CNY Recipes Made from Edible Birds Nest
Chinese New Year is not only about red envelope. It is more likely
about spending time and gathering with family, which reunion dinner is one of
the most important events in CNY tradition. After reading about Why Edible
Birds Nest Turns to Be the Best Gift for CNY, it would be also a great idea to
serve Edible Birds Nest as CNY dishes for reunion dinner. Here are some CNY
recipes made from Edible Birds Nest.
Stewed Edible Birds Nest with Abalone and Chicken
Ingredients:
- 113 g superior Edible Birds Nest, soaked until soft and stewed
- 113 g abalone
- 1 spring chicken
- 113 g lean pork
- 6 cups stock
- 13 g ham, sliced
- 2 slices of ginger
- Salt
Instructions:
1. Cook abalone for 10 minutes in boiling water. Turn off the stove and
cover it for 30 minutes.
2. Take out the abalone, wash and rub with warm water.
3. Cook ginger and spring onion in boiling water for a while. Add shaoxing wine
and abalone, cook for 5 minutes. Take out the abalone
4. Put abalone with hot stock in a stewing pot, and stew over the low heat for
1 hour.
5. Wash the chicken and lean pork together. Parboil and rinse.
6. Transfer to the stewing pot where abalone and stocks inside. Add ham and
ginger, then stew for 3 hours till abalone is soft.
7. Add Edible Birds Nest and stew for 10 minutes.
8. Taste it before adding salt, if needed.
Edible Birds Nest in Winter Melon
Ingredients:
- 150 g superior Edible Birds Nest, soaked until soft and stewed
- 3 kg winter melon
- 75 g dried lotus seeds
- 113 g chicken
- 113 g crab meat
- 38 g ham
- 4 cups of stock
- Salt
Marinate:
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp caltrop starch
- 1 tbsp water
Instructions:
1. Wash the surface of winter melon.
2. Scoop out the seeds, pith with metal spoon, and parboil in boiling water.
Take out, rinse, and drain them.
3. Wash dried lotus seeds, soak it until soft.
4. Slice half of the ham, shred the rest.
5. Dice chicken, marinate it and parboil.
6. Put winter melon in a deep bowl. Add dried lotus seeds, ham slices, add
stock to the winter melon, and stew for 1 hour.
7. Add chicken, Edible Birds Nest, and crab meat. Stew for another 20 minutes.
8. Season with salt, and sprinkle with ham shreds.
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