Besides brewing a nice cup of tea for its enjoyment and health benefits, you can also get extra tea into your diet by adding it to your food as you cook.
Last night, I cooked some lean ground chicken breast patties that I seasoned with a rub I made from seasoned salt and some ooling tea. I just opened the tea bag to get the tea and mixed about a teaspoon of the tea with about a tablespoon of the seasoned salt. I rubbed the mixture on the raw patties and then cooked them. The flavor was wonderfully savory. I intend to use that on more meats that I cook in the future.
Here are some other simple, easy suggestions that I’ve seen in tea diet books and cookbooks for adding tea to your diet:
Substitute one half of the liquid called for in any recipe that requires a good amount of water or stock, such as soups or stews, with brewed tea.
Use leftover tea as part of a marinade for boneless chicken breasts before you grill them.
Tea also acts as a meat tenderizer, so marinate an inexpensive cut of beef in tea and spices before cooking it in your favorite recipe.
Cook rice using tea instead of water.
Add a tablespoon or two of loose tea to your salad dressing.
Substitute the water requirement for cakes or quick breads with tea.
If you think about it, and you really want to add more tea to your diet, you’ll think of tons of other ways to include healthy tea in your cooking.
Besides brewing a nice cup of tea for its enjoyment and health benefits, you can also get extra tea into your diet by adding it to your food as you cook.
Last night, I cooked some lean ground chicken breast patties that I seasoned with a rub I made from seasoned salt and some ooling tea. I just opened the tea bag to get the tea and mixed about a teaspoon of the tea with about a tablespoon of the seasoned salt. I rubbed the mixture on the raw patties and then cooked them. The flavor was wonderfully savory. I intend to use that on more meats that I cook in the future.
Here are some other simple, easy suggestions that I’ve seen in tea diet books and cookbooks for adding tea to your diet:
Substitute one half of the liquid called for in any recipe that requires a good amount of water or stock, such as soups or stews, with brewed tea.
Use leftover tea as part of a marinade for boneless chicken breasts before you grill them.
Tea also acts as a meat tenderizer, so marinate an inexpensive cut of beef in tea and spices before cooking it in your favorite recipe.
Cook rice using tea instead of water.
Add a tablespoon or two of loose tea to your salad dressing.
Substitute the water requirement for cakes or quick breads with tea.
If you think about it, and you really want to add more tea to your diet, you’ll think of tons of other ways to include healthy tea in your cooking.