3. Japanese Green Tea Rice
Green tea rice is a popular traditional Japanese dish that can be as fancy or as simple as you like. This green tea rice recipe recommends your choice of vegetables or fish, such as broccoli, bok choy, seaweed flakes, pickled daikon radish, toasted sesame seeds, mushrooms, and more. For protein, add seafood, tofu or chicken. Boil water and steep sencha green tea to pour over white rice for a clean and simple dish. Add other ingredients as desired with a small splash of tamari or soy sauce to complicate the flavor.
4. Green Tea Poached Chicken
This poached chicken recipe not only infuses the chicken with green tea, but also calls for rice soaked in this nourishing antioxidant.
This is a clean, tasty dish that also has lots of flavor and plenty of nutritional value, with ginger, garlic, onions and lemongrass infused into the chicken.
Boil the chicken in water with the other ingredients, simmer and then strain the liquid to cook the rice. Serve the chicken over the rice and add some cool crunch with cucumbers on the side.