Recipe - Steamed Chicken Stuffed With Birds Nest

One fourth pound Dried bird's nest
One half cup Smoked ham
One fourth cup Water chestnuts
1 tablespoon Sherry
One half teaspoon Salt
1 (34 lb) chicken
5 cup Stock

1. Soak bird's nest.

2. Mince smoked ham and water chestnuts. Blend well with sherry, salt and
soaked bird's nest.

3. Wipe chicken with a damp cloth. Make an incision along its backbone, but
do not cut through bone. Stuff chicken with bird's nest mixture and sew up
securely or skewer.

4. Place bird in a large heatproof bowl and pour stock over. Steam over low
heat until tender (2 to 3 hours). See "Howto Section".

NOTE: A rich clear stock should be used for this dish. See the Note for
"Bird's Nest Soup #1".

From The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook, ISBN 0517658704. Downloaded
from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.