Don't waste old tea! How to make eco-friendly and easy roasted green tea

Introduction

Do you throw away old tea?

In fact, although the flavor has deteriorated, it is still perfectly usable! Just roast it and it will turn into homemade roasted green tea with a fragrant aroma!

This time, we will introduce three ways to easily make Hojicha using tools you have at home.

Three easy ways to make roasted green tea using sencha

1. Frying pan recipes

Materials and Tools

• Stale green tea leaves: 30g
• Frying pan
• Cooking sheet

【 How to make 】

1. Place a sheet of parchment paper in a frying pan before heating it and spread the sencha tea evenly.
2. Heat a frying pan over low heat and stir fry until browned.
3. Once the aroma comes out, increase the heat to high and roast to your desired doneness.
4. Transfer the roasted tea leaves to a tray and let cool.
5. Once cooled, store in an airtight container.

【 point 】

• To avoid burning, roast slowly over low heat at first, then switch to high heat for the finishing touches.
• If you roast it for too long it will become bitter and burn, so be sure to keep an eye on it and adjust the roasting accordingly.
• The degree of heat will affect the flavor, so adjust it accordingly.
• It is important to fry slowly over low heat so that it does not burn.
• Once you smell the delicious aroma, turn off the heat and let it cool.

2. Microwave Recipes

Materials and Tools

• Stale green tea leaves : 30g
• microwave oven
• Heat-resistant dish

【 How to make 】

1. Spread the tea leaves thinly on a heat-resistant dish.
2. Heat in the microwave for 45 seconds 2-3 times.
3. If it doesn't seem to be cooked enough, heat it again for another 45 seconds.

【 point 】

• The above heating times are approximate when using a 600W microwave. Please adjust the number of seconds depending on your microwave oven.
• Avoid heating it for more than one minute continuously as it may burn.

3. Oven recipes

Materials and Tools

• Stale green tea leaves: 50-100g
• Foil baking sheet
• oven

【 How to make 】

1. Coat an oven tray with aluminum oil and spread the green tea leaves on top.
2. Set the oven to 150-160 degrees and heat for 5 minutes at a time.
3. Stir with a spatula every 3 minutes to ensure even heat. Repeat this process several times (5-6 times).
4. Once it smells fragrant and starts to turn brown, remove it from the oven and let it cool.
5. Once cooled, store in an airtight container.

【 point 】

• Placing it flat on the baking sheet will help it cook evenly.
• Heat for about 5 minutes each time, and heat in several batches.
• Baking times vary depending on the oven model, so adjust accordingly.

summary

We hope you enjoyed this article. With any of the methods we introduced, you can easily make Hojicha at home.

I think that just smelling the fragrant aroma of roasted tea that fills the room can have a soothing effect that makes you feel relaxed.

If you have some old sencha tea at home, why not try making some hojicha tea and enjoy a relaxing time.