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	Bird's Nest Stewed and Yam Ingredients: 1. 113 g soaked bird's nest (not yet stewed) 2. 113 g rock sugar 3. 1st medlar 4. 38 dried yam 5. 3 cups water
Method; 1. Drain bird's nest. Wash dried yam and soak for 1/2 hour. Wash medlar 2. Bring 3 cup of water to the boil. Add rock sugar has dissolved. Strain. Pour the syrup into a steaming pot. Add dried yam and medlar. Stew for 1 1/2 hours. Then add bird's nest. Stew for 5 minutes. 4. Serve.

Bird's Nest Stewed and Fruits

Ingredients:

   1. 113 g soaked bird's nest (not yet stewed)
   2. 94 rock sugar
   3. suitable amount of water melon balls
   4. suitable amount of honey-dew melon balls
   5. 2 cups water

Method;

1. Drain bird's nest.
2. Put rock sugar (crushed) into a pot. Add 2 cups of water. Cook over low heat until the sugar has dissolved. Strain.
3. Pour Syrup into a steaming pot. Add bird's nest. Stew over boiling water for 30 minutes. When bird's nest and syrup cool, add fruit balls.
4. Serve.

Bird's Nest Stewed and Rock Sugar

Ingredients:

   1. 113 g soaked bird's nest
   2. 113 g rock sugar
   3. 3 1/2 cups water

Method;

1. Wash rock sugar. Bring 3 1/2 cups of water to the boil. Add rock sugar. Cook over low heat until the sugar has melted. Strain.
2. Pour syrup until steaming pot. Stew for 20 minutes. Add bird's nest. Then stew for 10 minutes.
3. Serve.

Bird's Nest & Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients:

    1. 113 g bird's nest
    2. 300 g pumpkin
    3. 3 cups stock
    4. Chinese parsley

Method;

1. Bring 1 cup of stock to the boil. Add bird's nest and simmer until tender. Drain.
Cut pumpkin into pieces and steam until tender.

2. Put into a blender and process until the mixture is smooth. Pour pumpkin mixture into a pot. Add stock and bird's nest. Bring to the boil (keep stirring while cooking). Add seasoning and stir well. Serve.

Bird's Nest & Gingkoes Syrup

Ingredients:

   1. 113 g soaked bird's nest
   2. 75 g gingkoes
   3. 2 red dates
   4. 94 g rock sugar
   5. 4 cups water

Method;

1. Remove shells from gingkoes. Soak in boiling water for a while. Remove membrane and stalks. Wash red dates and remove pits. Then put red dates and gingkoes into a pot. Add 4 cups of water. Cook for 30 minutes.
2. Rinse rock sugar. Add into red dates and gingkoes water. Cook until rock sugar has dissolved. Put in bird's nest. Then cook over low heat for 5 to 10 minutes. Serve. (stir while cooking so that the ingredients will not stick to the bottom of the pot.)

Bird's Nest Stuffed

Ingredients:
   1. 225 g shelled shrimps
   2. 1 green crab (about 375 g)
   3. 19 g zhusheng (dictophora phalloidea)
   4. 38 g soaked bird's nest pieces
   5. 300 g asparagus
   6. any suitable amount of stock
   7. 1 egg white

Method;

1. Remove vein from shrimps. Wash and wipe dry. Pat with knife. Add bird's nest and refrigerator for 1/2 hour.
2. Cut crab and wash. Remove fat from crab. Add dash of ginger juice. Stir well. Pour in boiling water until the crab is half-cooked. Then remove meat.
3. Soak Zhusheng until it becomes tender. Cut into 2 1/2 inches sections. Parboil and rinse. Simmer with stock for a while. Absorb the water. Put shrimps paste onto Zhusheng. Steam stuffed Zhusheng for 4 minutes. Pour away steaming sauce. Blanch asparagus in water with oil and salt. Arrange around the plate.
4. Heat oil. Add thinckening sauce. Bring to the boil. Then add crab fat and meat. Mix well. stir in egg white. Then put on the centre of the plate.