Oolong Tea

Name: Oolong Tea
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 12 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 8g Oolong Tea Leaves, e.g., Tieguanyin or Wuyi; 600ml Filtered Water, for multiple short infusions

Oolong Tea is a fragrant, partially oxidized tea that sits between green and black in flavor — floral and toasty with a smooth finish. Brewed properly, its layered aromas and gentle sweetness unfold across multiple infusions, making it a lovely everyday ritual or a relaxing afternoon treat.

Oolong Tea is a fragrant, partially oxidized tea that sits between green and black in flavor — floral and toasty with a smooth fin... Show more

Traditional Chinese Recipe

Health Grade

S+ · Outstanding

Rating

4.2

Time

10 min

Price

0,08 €

Calories

2 kcal

vegan

budget

low calorie

healthy

nutritious

few ingredients

Method

Heat the water

Pour the Filtered Water into a kettle or small saucepan and heat it until it is just below a boil, about 195° F. Pull it off the heat as soon as it is steaming and the bubbles are tiny, because oolong tastes cleaner when the water is hot but not violently boiling.

Rinse the leaves

Place the Oolong Tea Leaves in a small teapot. Pour in a splash of the hot water just to cover them, swirl briefly, then pour that water off completely. This wakes up the leaves and warms the pot for the real infusions.

Steep first infusion

Add about 200 ml of the hot water and steep for 1 minute. Pour it through a fine-mesh strainer into a heatproof serving pitcher right away so the leaves stop brewing.

Steep second infusion

Add another about 200 ml of the hot water and steep for 2 minutes. Strain it into the same serving pitcher, leaving the leaves behind again.

Steep third infusion

Use the remaining hot water for a final 3 minutes steep, then strain this infusion into the pitcher too. The tea should smell floral, toasty, and smooth.

Serve the tea

Give the pitcher a gentle swirl, then pour the blended tea into two cups and serve it hot. Enjoy it plain so the clean, layered oolong flavor comes through.

Ingredients

Method

For 2 servings

Adjust servings

8g Oolong Tea Leaves, e.g., Tieguanyin or Wuyi
600ml Filtered Water, for multiple short infusions

🧂 Plus ~1g of salt

Nutrition

Per Serving.

Calories

2 kcal

0% of Daily kcal

Protein

0.1 g

0% RDI

Fat

0 g

0g sat fat

Carbs

0.3 g

0% RDI

Sugar

0 g

0% RDI

Fiber

0.1 g

0% RDI

Salt

0 g

0% RDI

Quality Profile

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Composite score - weighted by current nutrition science

S+ · 10.0 / 10

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Ingredients

For 2 servings

Adjust servings

8g Oolong Tea Leaves, e.g., Tieguanyin or Wuyi
600ml Filtered Water, for multiple short infusions

🧂 Plus ~1g of salt

Oolong Tea

Method

Heat the water

Rinse the leaves

Steep first infusion

Steep second infusion

Steep third infusion

Serve the tea

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition

Calories

Protein

Fat

Carbs

Sugar

Fiber

Salt

Quality Profile

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