Franconia Market Recipes
https://www.franconiamarket.com/Recipes/Detail/3999/Tea_Sauce_for_All_Occasions
Tea Sauce for All Occasions
Yield: 1 cup
Ingredients
| 3/4 |
cup |
boiling water
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| 2 |
teaspoons |
loose green tea or 2 green tea bags
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| 3 |
tablespoons |
minced fresh chives or green onions
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| 2 |
tablespoons |
extra-virgin olive oil
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|
| 1 |
tablespoon |
fresh lemon juice
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| 1 |
tablespoon |
low-sodium soy sauce
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|
| 1 1/2 |
teaspoons |
honey
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|
| 1 |
teaspoon |
minced peeled fresh ginger root
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|
| 1/4 |
teaspoon |
minced seeded hot red chile
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| 1/8 |
teaspoon |
salt
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| 3 |
cloves |
garlic, minced
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Directions:
Combine the boiling water and green tea in a bowl; cover and steep for 3 minutes. Remove the tea bags or strain the tea mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl and discard the tea leaves. Add the minced chives and remaining ingredients to the tea. Cover and chill for 30 minutes.
Note: This multipurpose sauce is great with a variety of dishes; Brush it on pork loin or salmon before baking, use it as a dipping sauce for dumplings or pot stickers, or try it as a salad dressing. Despite the high fat percentage (mostly because of the olive oil), the sauce is low in fat grams and overall calories.
Please note that some ingredients and brands may not be available in every store.
Franconia Market Recipes
https://www.franconiamarket.com/Recipes/Detail/3999/Tea_Sauce_for_All_Occasions