Green Tea Rice

Pour the green tea over the rice and serve immediately.

Green tea rice.

Discard the green leaves. It is sometimes referred to colloquially as popcorn tea because a few grains of the rice pop during the roasting process and resemble popcorn or as people s tea as the rice served as a filler and reduced the price of the tea making it more available. Drain and filter the tea. In a small sauce pan bring the water to a a simmer add the green tea leaves and salt and turn off the heat.

Your email address will not be published. Cover pan reduce heat to medium low and simmer 10 minutes. Look for the excellent nishiki brand of rice available in most japanese markets do not skip the rinsing and soaking process. Get a large shallow bowl put the steamed rice and add the scallions and sesame seeds on top of the rice.

The initial rinsing rids the rice of the powdered bran and polishing compound while the soaking plumps the grains with water to render them tender and slightly tacky. Combine rice garlic ginger and tea in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Meanwhile in a small saucepan over low heat stir the sugar vinegar and salt until dissolved. Green tea rice from the lean green bean you don t need to get too fancy when accepting a kitchen mission.

Genmaicha 玄米茶 brown rice tea is a japanese brown rice green tea consisting of green tea mixed with roasted popped brown rice. Leave a reply cancel reply. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 20 minutes over low heat or until all the water is absorbed.

Fold into the cooked rice and serve. Boil the tea rice and water in a small saucepan. Set aside for 10 minutes. Add frozen vegetables and cover pan again.

Lindsay s recipe redux is a super simple way to put tea to use in your meal plan this week.