Why rice is cooked in tea broth: they won’t write about this in cookbooks

20.02.2023 16:02

Anyone who believes that rice should be cooked in regular water will be interested to know that some unusual ingredients significantly improve the taste of the side dish.

For example, tea. Let's figure out whether it's worth boiling cereals in tea, how to do it correctly and what it can give in general.

How to Cook Rice in Tea

Green tea is mainly used for this, which pleasantly changes the taste of the cereal and makes it more intense. At the same time, the color changes to greenish-golden.

At the same time, the beneficial properties of rice cereal do not decrease.

Rice cooked in tea is practically no different in its beneficial properties from rice cooked in ordinary water.

Rice
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To cook rice in tea, you need to use 2 tea bags without additives or flavors per 0.5 liters of boiling water.

Wait 3-5 minutes for the tea to brew, then throw away the bags, add rice and cook as if it were ordinary water.

Don't forget about spices and salt. You can serve this rice with meat, fish or vegetables.

Bon appetit!

Igor Zur Author: Igor Zur Internet resource editor