Easy Swallow Nest Soup (Bird's Nest Dessert)
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Easy Swallow Nest Soup (Bird's Nest Dessert)
Description
This dessert uses a small young coconut filled with ready-to-drink bird's nest—a soft edible gelatinous substance—and soaked goji berries for color and slight sweetness. Some of the natural coconut water is removed before adding the bird's nest and goji berries into the hollow. The coconut is then steamed until warm and the flesh softens according to preference.
The steaming step does not cook the ingredients further since the bird's nest drink is pre-prepared and ready to eat. Instead, it primarily warms the mixture and enhances the coconut flesh texture. The dessert may be served hot or cold, depending on personal taste.
Goji berries soaked in hot water soften and add subtle fruitiness. The coconut water provides natural sweetness, so additional sugar is optional and can be adjusted to taste.
This dessert is often enjoyed as a refreshing, mildly sweet course and offers a unique presentation using the coconut as a bowl.
Ingredients
- 1 coconut Top sliced off. Avoid the bigger ones as they can be a bit too much for a dessert. Try to get pre-cut ones to make your life easier, small
- 1 teaspoon Goji berries Soak in hot water.
- 1 jar bird's nest drink Do not confuse this with the dried bird's nest which would require, ready-to-drink
- sugar Optional. The coconut water is naturally sweet so I don't like to add sugar. If you have a very sweet tooth, rock sugar is the traditional type of sugar used for Chinese desserts but regular (caster/ granulated) sugar can do as well. Do check if your ready-to-drink bird's nest is sweetened before adding any sugar!
Instructions
- Drain the goji berries.
- Open the coconut and keep the coconut "hat" on the side. Remove some of the coconut water from the coconut (to make space for the goji berries and ready-to-drink bird's nest). I suggest removing at least 1C of the water first to avoid any spillage. Do not throw the coconut water away as it can be drunk or used to make soups!
- Open the bird's nest jar and add all the contents into the coconut followed by the goji berries. If there is empty space in the coconut, add some of the removed coconut water back to the coconut.
- Recover the coconut with its "hat" then steam. The ingredients are all ready-to-eat so steaming is merely to heat up the coconut water as well as to soften the coconut flesh. The steaming time thus depends on the size of your coconut, how hot you want your dessert to be and how soft you like your coconut flesh. I prefer mine my desserts either cold or hot (not in between!) and I like the texture of soft coconut flesh, so I usually steam mine for 20 minutes if the coconut is small and 30 minutes for a bigger coconut.
Notes
- If a steamer is unavailable, use a pasta pot with a strainer to steam one coconut at a time by placing the coconut in the strainer above simmering water.
- Avoid using large coconuts as they contain too much water and can be cumbersome; small, pre-cut coconuts simplify preparation.
- Choose whether to add sugar based on the sweetness of your bird's nest drink and personal preference.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 1person
Amount Per Serving
Calories 176 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 176kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 10mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 160mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 6mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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