Genmai-cha recipe

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons brown rice
4 cups water
4 teaspoons green tea leaves

Nutrition Info

24.4 calories
carbohydrate: 4.9 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.2 g
fiber: 0.2 g
protein: 0.7 g
saturatedFat: : -
servingSize: -
sodium: 8.1 mg
sugar: : -
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Put the rice in a small skillet and toast over medium-low heat until it turns dark in spots. Move to a small saucepan. Pour in the water and bring to a boil. Immediately reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 1 minute. Remove from heat and allow to steep 3 minutes more. Add the tea and let it steep another 3 minutes. Strain and discard the rice and tea leaves from the liquid. Serve the tea hot.

Recipe Yield

4 cups

Recipe Note

Once upon a time, tea was expensive. This became a way of stretching money and still tastes great.

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