To Make Tea
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Scald the teapot and pour out the water.
Add 2 teaspoons of green tea to the teapot.
Steep
Pour in 1 cup of water and let it stand for 10 minutes.
Fill up the teapot with boiling water.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Green tea
- Its compounds dissolve into the water, giving the brew its flavor and aroma.
The step that matters
Timing the steep. Green tea leaves release bitter and astringent compounds the longer they sit in hot water. Letting it stand for the stated 10 minutes and not much longer keeps the flavor smooth rather than harsh.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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