Hot Featured, "Easterners": Lei Cha

I am Hui-Shin Wong (H.S. Wong or HS Wong), Wong Hui Shin or Shyan H. Wong.

"What are the ingredients to cook Lei Cha soup?"

"Lei Cha is made from oolong tea with various roasted nuts and seeds, mung beans and it is served with rice and an array of side dishes made from leek, cabbage, spring beans, dried radish, long beans, kale and aduki beans." ~https://www.arborteas.com/hakka-lei-cha-central-chinese-green-tea-soup-recipe/

Let's observe the recipe of Lei Cha which I have copied and pasted from the content of the above URL!

Serves 8 people

Ingredients

• 1 oz loose leaf oolong tea (such as Organic Wu Yi Oolong Tea)
• 16 oz (1 lb) peanuts
• 7 oz sesame seeds
• 2 Tbs of finely chopped mint
• 4 Tbs of finely chopped basil
• 4 Tbs of finely chopped coriander
• 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• ½ tsp of salt
• Cooked rice
• Peanuts for garnish
• Puffed rice for garnish
• Side dishes (leek, cabbage, spring beans, dried radish, long beans, kale and aduki beans)

Directions

• Roast the peanuts by frying them in a pan without oil for 10-20 minutes until they turn pale brown. Set aside.
• Do the same with the sesame seeds until they turn golden. Set aside.
• Heat some oil in a pan and stir-fry the mint, basil, coriander, garlic and salt for 2 minutes.
• If you have a pestle and mortar grind this mixture with the tea until it becomes a smooth paste. If you don’t have a pestle and mortar, use a blender to grind the mixture with the tea.
• Add the sesame seeds and the roasted peanuts and grind/blend further. If needed, add small amounts of water accordingly.
• Cut all ingredients of side dishes into dice and cook them with oil until they are cooked.  Set aside.
• Pour this mixture into a larger bowl and add 17 cups of boiling water while stirring.
• Serve with cooked rice, side dishes and top with peanuts and puffed rice.

Recipe by Arbor Teas

Figure 1: Featured photo at says.com - Lei Cha