桂圆红枣炖燕窝 Double Boiled Bird's Nest with Dried Longan and Red Dates

最后一次炖燕窝已经是四个月前的事了，照片拍好了可是却有其他帖子要上，所以把这燕窝食谱暂时搁置下来。最近的天气时好时坏，前几天老公说又开始闻到烟雾的味道了，看来得未雨绸缪，先吃一些滋润的甜品补一补，打个底子先，要不然老公的喉咙开始敏感，接着下来肯定会拖好久都不能好。昨天炖了一些甜滋滋的桂圆红枣燕窝来当饭后甜品，不但美颜，而且滋润。之前曾提到五月期间想休息一下，暂时不上帖子了，可是停了半个月我又开始手痒痒了，老是想要拍照和上帖子，看来暂时我还是停不下来。

桂圆红枣炖燕窝

材料：

燕窝 2片

桂圆  40克

红枣 20粒

清水 800毫升

冰糖 1/5杯

做法：

1. 用清水将燕窝浸泡2小时或至发透柔软，将发透好的燕窝稍微用清水清洗。

2. 把800毫升的清水、燕窝及红枣放入炖盅里，然后在Slow Cooker里倒入适量的水，再把炖盅放入，选择自动炖煮模式，炖大约2小时半**。

3. 加入桂圆和竹蔗糖，继续再炖大约半小时即可，冷热皆可。

份量：2人份

备注：

**不同的燕窝炖的时间也不同，可参考包装指示或依个人喜好炖至自己喜欢的软度。

Double Boiled Bird's Nest with Dried Longan and Red Dates

Ingredients:
2 pieces of bird's nest
40 g dried longan
20 red dates
800 ml water
1/5 cup rock sugar

Methods:
1. Soak the bird's nest pieces for 2 hours or until softened. Rinse and drain.

2. Add 800ml water, bird's nest and red dates to the ceramic double boiled jar, then cover with lid. Place the jar into the slow cooker, and fill the pot with enough water, then put the lid on. Turn to "Auto" mode and double boil for 2 and 1/2 hours.**

3. Add dried longan and rock sugar, and double boil for another half an hour. Serve warm or chilled.


Servings: 2


Note:
**You can refer the package instructions for the cooking time of the bird's nest, or you can cook the bird's nest to desired texture.

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