BusinessHABGreen tea shot: Green tea can be delightful and delicate or too bitter to even drink. To create the perfect cup at home, you can use high-quality tea bags, loose leaves, or matcha powder. Regardless of which method you use to make tea, always use fresh water that’s not too hot and don’t oversteep the tea. You’ll find that the green tea is great on its own or you can flavour it with honey and lemon.
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1. Ingredients
Green Tea Bags
- 1 tea bag of green tea
- 1 cup (240 ml) of water
- Lemon or honey, optional
Makes 1 cup (240 ml) of tea
Loose Leaf Green Tea
- 3⁄4 cup (180 ml) of water
- 1 teaspoon (2 g) of loose-leaf green tea
Makes 3⁄4 cup (180 ml) of tea
Matcha Green Tea
- 1 1/2 teaspoons (2 g) of matcha green tea powder
- 1⁄4 cup (59 ml) of water
Makes a small cup
2. Bring water to a boil and let it cool to around 175 °F (79 °C).
Heat water in a stovetop or electric kettle until it begins to boil. Then, turn off the heat and remove the lid so the water cools faster. Let the water cool for about 5 minutes or until it reaches 175 °F (79 °C).
- Using boiling hot water can burn the green tea, which will make it taste bitter and unpleasant.
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3. Place 1 tea bag in your teacup.
- If you have time, warm the teacup before you make the green tea. Just fill the teacup with hot water and let it sit for about 30 seconds. Then, pour out the water.
4. Pour 1 cup (240 ml) of hot water over the tea bag.
5. Steep the tea for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Don’t brew the green tea for more than 3-4 minutes or the flavour will become bitter.
6. Remove the tea bag and sip the green tea.
- Avoid squeezing the tea bag because this will release bitter components into the tea.
Tip: If you’re using high-quality tea bags, you can usually reuse the tea bag at least 1 more time.
7. Heat water between 170 and 176 °F (77 and 80 °C).
If you’re using a stovetop or electric water kettle, bring the water to a boil and then turn off the heat. Let the water cool for about 5 minutes so the temperature is between 170 and 176 °F (77 and 80 °C).
- Always start with water that you haven’t boiled before. This will help the leaves open as the tea steeps.
8. Place 1 teaspoon (2 g) of loose-leaf green tea into a small teapot.
- If you have time, you can pour hot water into the teapot to warm it up. Then, pour out the water and place the tea leaves in the bottom.
Variation: For a much stronger cup of tea, use around 1 tablespoon (5 to 6 g) of loose leaf tea.
9. Pour 3⁄4 cup (180 ml) of the hot water over the leaves.
- You could also place a small saucer over the top of the teapot to prevent the steam from escaping.
10. Steep the green tea for 1 to 2 minutes.
- If you’re using 1 tablespoon (5 g) of tea leaves, steep the tea for a much shorter time. Try tasting it in 10-second increments until it’s as flavourful as you like.
11. Strain the leaves or remove the infuser basket and drink the tea.
- Squeeze a little lemon or stir some honey into the tea if you’d like to add a bright flavor.
- You can save the tea leaves and brew 1 to 2 more pots of tea with them. Keep in mind that each additional brew will need less steeping time since the leaves are already opened.
12. Place a fine mesh strainer over a matcha tea bowl.
If you don’t have a small matcha tea bowl (also called a matcha-chawan), you can use a teacup or a small kitchen prep bowl. Ensure that the bowl is heat proof.
- If you like, you can warm the tea bowl so it doesn’t cool down your hot matcha tea. To warm the tea bowl, fill it with boiling hot water and leave it for 30 seconds before carefully dumping out the water.
13. Sift 1 1/2 teaspoons (2 g) of matcha powder into the tea bowl.
Measure the matcha powder into the fine mesh strainer. Then, use the back of a spoon to gently push the powder through the strainer so it falls into the tea bowl.
- The sifted matcha should look like bright green dust in the tea bowl.
14. Bring water to a boil and let it cool to between 180 and 190 °F (82 and 88 °C).
- Start with clean, fresh water that hasn’t been boiled before in order to get the best tasting matcha green tea.
15. Did You Know?
If you pour boiling hot water over the matcha tea powder, you can actually burn it.
16. Pour 1⁄4 cup (59 ml) of the hot water into the tea bowl.
- The powder should begin to dissolve as soon as the hot water hits it.
17. Matcha Latte:
To make a milky matcha tea, dissolve the matcha powder in 1 teaspoon (4.9 ml) of boiling water. Then, pour in about 1⁄2 cup (120 ml) of steamed milk.
18. Whisk the mixture for 20 to 60 seconds to make matcha green tea.
- To create the thin, smooth tea, whisk for closer to 20 seconds. You’ll need to whisk for around 1 minute if you want foam on the top of your tea.
19. Sip the matcha green tea while it’s hot.
- In order to fully enjoy the experience of drinking matcha green tea, cup the tea bowl with both hands and bring it to your face. Breathe in the smell of the tea and relax before you begin drinking.
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Add a slice of fresh ginger to the tea while it steeps if you want a slightly spicy flavour.
20. Things You’ll Need
Steeping Green Tea Bags
- Water kettle
- Teacup
- Measuring cup
- Saucer or small plate
Making Loose Leaf Green Tea
- Water kettle
- Teacup
- Measuring cup and spoon
- Tea strainer
- Saucer or small plate
Preparing Matcha Green Tea
- Water kettle
- Bamboo whisk (chasen)
- Tea bowl (matcha-chawan)
- Measuring ladle (chashaku)
- Fine mesh strainer
- Spoon
- Measuring spoon
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