Recipe
Papaya and Bird's Nest Double-Boiled Soup
30 minutes
Ingredients
- · 1 pre-soaked dried bird's nest (about 5g dry weight)
- · Half a ripe papaya, peeled and cubed
- · 2 cups milk or water
- · Rock sugar to taste (optional, papaya is often sweet enough)
Method
- 1Steam the papaya cubes gently for 5 minutes to soften slightly, or use as-is if very ripe.
- 2Place papaya and milk (or water) in a double-boiler bowl, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
- 3Add the soaked bird's nest and continue simmering for 10 minutes.
- 4Add rock sugar if needed, stir gently and serve warm.
Papaya and bird's nest is one of the most requested pairings in Chinese dessert culture, valued for its fragrance and soft texture as much as any traditional association. This version keeps things simple so the papaya's natural sweetness comes through.