Special Recipe: Green Tea Rice

The idea behind this green tea rice recipe is incredibly simple. Cook your white rice as you normally would, but replace your water with freshly brewed green tea. Let’s go through it step by step. Hope you like it.

Step 1 

• Measure 500ml of water (approx. 2cups) and heat it to 70ºC – 80ºC (158ºF – 176ºF).
• This is green tea, so do not pour boiling water over the leaves or you will risk cooking them and destroying the health benefits green tea has to offer.

Step 2

• Place 1 tablespoon of green tea in the hot water and let it brew for about 5 minutes.
• Let the tea brew for a longer period of time if you wish to make a stronger tasting tea.

Step 3

• Once the tea reaches the desired strength, pour it into a pan, making sure to use a strainer so that the tea leaves do not fall into the pan. Now bring it to a boil.

Step 4

• As soon as the tea begins to boil, pour the rice into the pan and add a tiny pinch of salt to season.
• The idea is that the liquid should be about twice the volume of the rice being cooked.
• About 350ml (1mug) is usually sufficient to cook rice for two people, use the same cup or mug to measure half the amount in rice.

Step 5

• Stir the rice once in a while and let it cook until the water has been totally absorbed by the rice. And once the water is almost all gone, add a bit of olive oil and stir it in.
• This rice will be a little darker than your regular white rice due to the green tea.

At last, eat and enjoy~~~ It tastes good!