Green Tea Rice

Genmaicha 玄米茶 brown rice tea is a japanese brown rice green tea consisting of green tea mixed with roasted popped brown rice.

Green tea rice.

Discard the green leaves. In a small sauce pan bring the water to a a simmer add the green tea leaves and salt and turn off the heat. Add frozen vegetables and cover pan again. Pour the green tea over the rice and serve immediately.

Cook 5 10 minutes more or until tea is absorbed and vegetables are hot and crisp tender. Green tea rice from the lean green bean you don t need to get too fancy when accepting a kitchen mission. 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. Look for the excellent nishiki brand of rice available in most japanese markets do not skip the rinsing and soaking process.

Meanwhile in a small saucepan over low heat stir the sugar vinegar and salt until dissolved. Stir in green onions and sesame seeds and season with salt and pepper. Get a large shallow bowl put the steamed rice and add the scallions and sesame seeds on top of the rice. 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.

Fold into the cooked rice and serve. Cover and simmer 20 minutes over low heat or until all the water is absorbed. Your email address will not be published. Combine rice garlic ginger and tea in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.

Set aside for 10 minutes. Lindsay s recipe redux is a super simple way to put tea to use in your meal plan this week. Reduce heat to low. Cover pan reduce heat to medium low and simmer 10 minutes.

Drain and filter the tea.