Name: Jade Shrimp in Lung Ching Tea
Yield: Serves 4 appetizer-sized portions
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: julienned yellow and red peppers and finely slivered scallions; 2 tablespoons/3 grams sesame seeds, lightly toasted; Salt to taste; 1 tablespoon/15 milliliters sesame oil; 2 quarts/2 liters water; 2 pounds/1 kilogram fresh spinach leaves, with stems removed and discarded, washed and dried; 1 ounce/30 grams fresh ginger root, peeled and thinly sliced; 1 large clove garlic, peeled and smashed to release its aroma; 1 ounce/30 grams loose-leaf Lung Ching tea; 1 pound/500 grams peeled and deveined medium shrimp (leave tails on for presentation)

Preparation info

Serves
4
appetizer-sized portions

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cooking with Tea

By Robert Wemischner and Diana Rosen

Published 2000

About

With its grassy, almost herbal personality, brewed Chinese Lung Ching (also known as Dragonwell) green tea creates a pleasing foil for briny shrimp. This is a colorful and highly aromatic dish.

Ingredients

2 quarts/2 liters water
1 ounce/30

Method

Bring the water to just under a boil (about 185°F/85°C). Add the tea and the shrimp and cook over low heat at the barest simmer for about 3 to 4 minutes, or until the shrimp are opaque. Remove from heat and let stand until cool. While ste

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