What Are Tea leaves and How Can I Use Them?
Tea leaves rewards a little know-how: how to choose them, cook them, store them, and substitute in a pinch. Browse 6 recipes to cook with them.
- In Chinese:
- 茶叶
- British (UK) term:
- Tea leaves
- en français:
- les feuilles de thé
- en español:
- hojas de té
Recipes using tea leaves
There are 6 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Favourite Spiced Tea
Favourite spiced tea: a fragrant homemade chai blend of peppercorns, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, and ginger ground fresh, stirred into a pot of tea and served hot with milk and sugar.
Shibu Kawa-Ni (Chestnuts Cooked in Green Tea)
Shibu Kawa-Ni: Japanese chestnuts simmered first in green tea, then in a light sugar and soy sauce syrup. A refined, minimalist appetizer with just 4 ingredients and subtle, earthy sweetness.
Tea Liqueur
Homemade tea liqueur made by steeping black tea leaves in vodka and sweetening with sugar syrup. Just 3 ingredients and 2 weeks of patience for a smooth, aromatic spirit that's a knockout in cocktails or sipped neat.
Chicken Szechuan-Style with Sesame Paste
Szechuan chicken in sesame paste with toasted peppercorns, green tea, ginger, and red pepper flakes, served cold in lettuce wraps. A spicy, make-ahead Chinese appetizer.
Basic Recipe for a Tea Smoke
Tea-smoked chicken breasts use brown rice, brown sugar, cloves, and Earl Grey tea leaves smoldering in a Dutch oven. Chinese-inspired indoor smoking technique that flavors boneless chicken in 16 minutes.
Chai Kurdi (Kurdish Tea)
Chai Kurdi is traditional Kurdish tea brewed with Indian tea leaves and a whole cinnamon stick. Fragrant, warming, and served with sugar cubes for sweetening to taste.
