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MAKES 2 SERVINGS
1 whole swallow nest (approximately 1.33 ounces before soaking)
2 1/4 cups fresh milk
1 egg yolk
2 egg whites
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon rice vinegar
To soak swallow nest: Immerse the nest in a bowl filled with fresh, clean water at room temperature. Soak fresh raw nest 1 to 2 hours; soak dried raw nest 4 to 5 hours.
To make milk bean curd: Parboil fresh milk until barely boiled. Transfer to small bowl. Allow to cool until a sheet of milk skin forms on the surface. Make a slit on the edge of the cooling milk; carefully drain milk leaving the milk skin on the bottom of the bowl.
Whisk egg yolk and egg whites (don’t over-whisk to form bubbles). Fold in milk. Add sugar and rice vinegar. Sir until sugar dissolves. Strain milk with sieve. Transfer to bowl with milk skin. Add swallow nest into the milk. Stir slightly. Put bowl into steaming basket. Steam for 20 minutes over medium heat. Uncover twice to obtain a smooth surface. Serve hot.
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