Red Rice in Oolong Tea

Name: Red Rice in Oolong Tea
Yield: Yields 4 ample portions
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2½ tablespoons/35 grams Wuyi Suixin oolong tea leaves; 4 cups/1 liter water; 8 ounces/250 grams uncooked red rice, such as Colusari®; Salt to taste; 2 ounces/60 grams pecan halves; 1 bunch chives, finely chopped; 1 ounce/30 grams dried cherries or dried cranberries

Preparation info

Yields
4
ample portions

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Cooking with Tea

By Robert Wemischner and Diana Rosen

Published 2000

About

This rice is worth seeking out for its nutty, chewy taste that is beautifully complemented by the rich, mouth-filling Wuyi Suixin, an incredible oolong from the Fujian region of mainland China. Other oolongs work equally well, such as a top-grade Formosa Oolong or Ti Kwan Yin, each contributing its own flavor character to the dish.

Ingredients

2½ tablespoons/35 grams Wuyi Suixin oolong tea leaves
4 cups/1

Asia
China
Main course
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Steep the tea leaves in 4 cups/1 liter of hot (185°F/85°C) water. Pass leaves through a fine-meshed sieve and reserve liquid. Place the rice in a 2-