How To Make Longjing Tea (Dragon Well)
Literally translated as Dragon well tea, Longjing tea is a pan-roasted green tea from China. Make this sweet aromatic Chinese tea in just 10 minutes.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp Longjing tea leaves
- 8 oz water, hot
Instructions
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Fill gaiwan (Chinese-lidded cup) or glass about halfway with hot water to pre-heat it.
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Tilt the cup a bit so that the water creeps up the side and then rotate it so the inside gets wet all the way around. Then pour the water out.
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Cover the bottom of the gaiwan with a shallow layer of dry leaves, approximately 1 teaspoon. Use twice this amount if brewing in an 8-ounce glass.
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Fill the gaiwan about ⅓ of the way with hot water. The temperature should be below boiling, around 176 degrees F.
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Tilt the cup a bit and rotate, so that the leaves get wet all over. Then add more hot water until the gaiwan is 80 to 90% full.
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Place the lid on the gaiwan and let the tea steep for 2 to 3 minutes. It is ready to drink when most of the leaves have sunk to the bottom of the cup.
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Serve and enjoy.
Recipe Notes
- After getting down to ¼ of the tea, refill the gaiwan with hot water of the same temperature as before and let it steep for 3 minutes.
- Dragon Well Teas can do 3 to 5 infusions. Increase the steeping time by 30 seconds to 1 minute for each infusion.
Nutrition
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- Calcium: 3mg
- Calories: 3kcal
- Carbohydrates: 2g
- Potassium: 17mg
- Protein: 1g
- Sodium: 6mg
- Vitamin C: 1mg
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