Smoky Tea Stock
- Total Time
- 15 minutes
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Ingredients
- Sliced ginger
- ¼cup Lapsang souchong tea leaves (green tea is also good) or 4 tea bags
- Soy sauce
- Black pepper
Preparation
- Step 1
Drop some sliced ginger into 6 cups water, bring to a boil, then turn off the heat.
- Step 2
Let rest for a few minutes, then stir in ¼ cup Lapsang souchong tea leaves (green tea is also good). If you can’t find loose tea leaves, use 4 tea bags.
- Step 3
Steep for 5 or 10 minutes, then strain. Season with soy sauce if you like, and add some black pepper.
Private Notes
Cooking Notes
For what kind of soups is this stock used?
"This one is a perfect broth for udon noodles."
Used Russian Caravan (another smoky tea) and after done, added Pearl River Bridge mushroom soy.
Be careful as steeping tea too long, it will become bitter.
Great with udon noodles as Mr Bittman suggests. A light soup
Comments here are funny. Made it just like the recipe said and threw some udon noodles in it. It wasn’t mind blowing, but for a quick dish it’s pretty much as simple as making some tea and noodles. It had a nice subtle ginger flavor that’ is still lingering as I write this 30 minutes after dinner. Will try again with some shrimp or little bits of tofu.
Still wondering: what can/should this be used-for ? I suppose per the 'article itself', I should add udon noodles. In short, to all who asked: it's just a flavored broth/base. I'd suggest adding anything you want in lieu of making a soup that works for you OR you can add it to another sauce/dish for extra 'oompf'. --Make a bit, taste, then decide what you think would go well in it, but maybe try first with plain noodles & then decide what to do after that. BE CREATIVE, it's broth.
Yes, it looks as though it's meant to be used anywhere you would use stock - to deglaze a pan, finish a stir-fry, braise meat or vegetables, etc. Especially if your supply of chicken stock ran out yesterday! I'll bet the smoky flavor is wonderful.
Was this question ever answered, I would like to know also why you need this.
Used Russian Caravan (another smoky tea) and after done, added Pearl River Bridge mushroom soy.
Be careful as steeping tea too long, it will become bitter.
Great with udon noodles as Mr Bittman suggests. A light soup
For what kind of soups is this stock used?
"This one is a perfect broth for udon noodles."
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