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.