Japanase rice porridge with green tea 日本人ごはんとおちや

Japanase rice porridge with green tea
日本人ごはんとおちや

Rice porridge is popular throughout Asia, where it is often served for breakfast （あさごはん）or as a snack. The basic porridge is generally served with leftover dishes or with family favourites such as salted or pickled fish and spicy sausages.

1 litre water
3-4 tbsp green tea leaves (おちや）
225 g short-grain rice
1-2 tbsp sesame oil
soy sauce

Bring water to the boil in a large pot. Stir in green tea leaves, turn off heat and let them steep for about 5 minutes. Strain tea into another pot, discard leaves and bring it to the boil. Toss rice (do not rinse the rice grains/ you need the starch to give porridge the required texture) into boiling tea, reduce heat to low, cover pot and simmer for about 1 hour until grains break down and have a porridge-like consistency.

Spoon porridge into individual bowls. Drizzle sesame oil over porridge and pass around soy sauce to splash over top.

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