This smoky black tea is a variety of tea grown on the slopes of Wuyi Mountain in northern Fujian Province. Its black leaves are moderately smoked with the scent of spruce or cypress fire. It offers a dark red liquor, clear and limpid, with a very fragrant scent, woody with hints of eucalyptus and licorice.
Fine and subtle, assertive and original, Lapsang Souchong tea was Sherlock Holmes' favorite tea
It is one of the best choices to accompany salty or spicy dishes. Very low in theine, it can be consumed at any time of the day.
Lapsang Souchong Smoked Black Guinea Fowl Recipe (for 4 people): - 1 whole guinea fowl or cut into pieces
- 10 cl of olive oil
- 1 onion of the Cevennes
- 3 pinches of cayenne pepper powder
- 4 g of powdered ginger
- 2 cloves
- 1 badiane (or star anise)
- 2 long peppers
- 100 g of candied kumquats
- 18 g of Lapsang Souchong Tea from Gourmets Great Teas
1 / Melt the olive oil in the pan and brown the guinea fowl over medium heat. Flip it over all the faces. Pull it out.
2 / Peel the onion and chop it. Melt the onion in the pan. Add the guinea fowl in the casserole.
3 / Add all the spices in the casserole over low heat. Stir.
4 / Add the candied kumquats. Stir.
5 / Prepare the tea with 18 g of Lapsang Souchong smoked tea and 40 cl of water at 95 ° C for 4 minutes. Sprinkle the guinea fowl with the infused tea.
6 / Cover and cook on low heat for about 1h30.
10 to 15 minutes before the end of cooking, reduce the sauce if necessary by removing the lid and forcing a little heat of the fire.
Be careful that the bottom does not burn while there is still visible juice above!
Serve with
organic basmati rice Resealable bag of 100g.
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