How to soak the swallow meat strips and how long the swallow strips are soaked

How long does it take for the swallow strips to be soaked for about 6 hours, this time to observe whether the swallow strips become larger, and then they have to be stewed before they can be eaten, and the heat and ingredients must be mastered, and the ingredients should be scientific and rational.

First, the method of soaking swallow strips.

First of all, put the swallow strips in a bowl, and add an appropriate amount of water, the amount of water must not exceed the swallow strips, wait for six hours after the swallow strips are fully soaked, after the bubble rises, use a small tweezers to remove the swallow feathers, and also remove the impurities in it. But at this time, you must be careful not to break the swallow silk, you can add a drop of oil to it, and then stir it slowly, which will make the swallow feathers float on the surface of the water, so that it is easy to remove.

Put the swallow strips into clean water again, take them out to remove the water, open the swallow strips into a swallow silk, and soak them in water for about two hours, at this time you must take the amount of water, just over the swallow strips, and then pack it with a utensil, and cover it with plastic wrap, seal it, and put it in the freezer of the refrigerator.

Put the refrigerator mainly to avoid the bird's nest strips losing their original taste, but also to facilitate the lack of water when stewing, it is best to place the freezer in the refrigerator for 30 days, people who often eat bird's nest, do not soak too much each time, how much to soak, so as to ensure the deliciousness of the food, but also to fully avoid waste, master the amount and master the method.

Second, the misunderstanding of swallow strip soaking.

Swallow strip soaking specifically requires the quality of water, so tap water is not allowed, it is best to use drinking water, or you can use cool white water. In the process of soaking bird's nest sticks, the choice of water is the most critical, many people ignore this step, the water for soaking swallow sticks must be permeable, and it must also be very clean, and the right water source needs to be soaked for a shorter time.

Some people like to use hot water to soak the bird's nest sticks, or even use boiling water to soak the swallow sticks, but this is not true. The normal water temperature should be around 30 degrees, and if you are in a particularly anxious situation, you can use water of about 80 degrees to soak it. Because under the action of high temperature, the swallow strips will lose some nutrients, and the time is not enough, and the swallow strips are not fluffy enough.

If it is a house nest strip, soak it for 2-4 hours; If it is a hole swallow stick, soak it for 8-16 hours. The soaking time of different varieties of swallow sticks is different, so when you buy swallow sticks, you should figure out the varieties you buy.

Bird's nest is a form of bird's nest, named because of its strip-shaped shape, but its form is not as beautiful as bird's nest, and it is not as expensive as bird's nest. When soaking bird's nest sticks, you should also pay attention to the following matters:

The water used to soak the swallow strips must be room temperature water, not warm boiled water, the swallow strips contain a lot of protein, and the hot water will destroy the nutrients in the swallow strips, and will destroy the taste of the swallow strips.

The best water for soaking swallow strips is mineral water and pure water, tap water contains certain impurities and peculiar smells, which will also destroy the taste of swallow strips, and tap water is generally hard water, which will slow down the speed of swallow strip soaking.

Many people think that the bigger the swallow stick, the better, in fact, this is not right, the bubble is big, it tastes like eating paste, and it has lost the original taste of bird's nest.

Swallow strips are very nutritious food, it contains a large amount of water-soluble protein, calcium, iron and other trace elements, as well as a large number of amino acids.

Before simmering dried bird's nest, you need to soak the bird's nest well, but many people are not good at soaking bird's nest, and this process requires a lot of patience and time-consuming, do you know how long it takes to soak a bird's nest? To what extent is it considered to be soaked? Let's take a look.

Nests. 1 How long should the bird's nest be soaked.

Generally, it needs to soak for 4-6 hours.

Taking the common high-quality bird's nest on the market as an example, it is rich in protein, sialic acid, amino acids and other ingredients, and it needs to be soaked in pure water at room temperature at 40 degrees for about 4-6 hours to fill the inside of the dried bird's nest with water, turn it into translucent silk strips, and return to the original fresh and soft state.

2 How to calculate the bubble rate of bird's nest.

Generally, high-quality bird's nest has more than 6 times the "hair".

The soaking rate is the most basic feature to measure the quality of bird's nest. Usually the "hair" is calculated by weight, and the difference between the weight of the bird's nest and the dry body after soaking is the greater the multiple, that is, the better the "hair". However, it is necessary to beware of some unscrupulous merchants in the market who take advantage of this to add other ingredients to the dried bird's nest, resulting in the bird's nest swelling hundreds of times after the swelling, which is solid and granular, and has a chemical smell.

3 Should I pour out the water for soaking bird's nest?

To be poured out. The process of soaking bird's nest is not only to make the bird's nest absorb water to its original state, but also to soak out the impurities and fine bird feathers, so you will find that the water that has been soaked in the bird's nest, especially the first water, will be a little dirty, usually after the first soaking for 30 minutes - 1 hour, you need to pour out the water and put it back into the water to clean and pick up the sundries.

4 What happens when the bird's nest is soaked for a long time.

When the bird's nest is soaked to no white heart, transparent silk strips, and more elastic to the touch, even if the bubble is good, it should not be soaked for too long, otherwise the following phenomena will occur:

1. Boil the water for a long time.

Bird's nest that has been soaked for too long is easy to soften the ingredients due to heating during the subsequent stewing process, and finally turn into water, which has a poor taste.

2. Odor deterioration.

In addition, if the bird's nest is soaked for a long time during the high temperature in summer, the water in the bird's nest will also have a peculiar smell, causing the bird's nest to deteriorate and become inedible.

Recommended soaking time for bird's nest.

1. House nests. House bird's nest: soak for 2 to 4 hours and simmer for 25 to 45 minutes.

House Nest Strips: Soak for 2 to 4 hours and simmer for 25 to 45 minutes.

House Bird's Nest Cake: Soak for 2 to 4 hours and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes.

House Nest Crush: Soak for 2 to 4 hours and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes.

House Nest Corner: Soak for 3 to 5 hours and simmer for 30 to 45 minutes.

Second, cave swallows. Bird's nest: Soak for 6 to 8 hours and simmer for 60 to 120 minutes.

Cave swallow strips: soak for 6 to 8 hours and simmer for 60 to 120 minutes.

Bird's nest cake: soak for 6 to 8 hours and simmer for 60 to 120 minutes.

Crushed bird's nest: soak for 6 to 8 hours and simmer for 45 to 60 minutes.

Cave swallow corner: soak for 6 to 8 hours and simmer for 60 to 120 minutes.

Soaking: Swallow sticks are generally soaked in clean water, 6 to 8 hours is better. During this period, when the soaking reaches 3-4 hours, you need to pick out the young hairs and change the water once.

Continue soaking. "Hair" is calculated by weight, after the bird's nest is soaked, the difference between the weight and the dry body, the larger the multiple, that is, the better the "hair", and generally high-quality bird's nest has more than 6 times the "hair". The soaking rate is the most basic feature to measure the quality of bird's nest, for example, the well-known domestic brand FLM bird's nest can often reach more than 7 times.

Feathering: When the bird's nest is soaked for 3-4 hours, it needs to be picked to pick out the young hairs that are included in the formation process of the bird's nest. Picking with tweezers is required. Because the young hairs are very small.

Stew: Add the soaked bird's nest strips to the stew pot, and add an appropriate amount of water, the water level is not higher than 7/10 of the stew pot. After that, put the pot in the saucepan and remove it after 30-35 minutes.

Depending on your taste, you can add rock sugar and milk to the stewed bird's nest, and a fragrant bird's nest is ready!