Suutei tsai

Ingredients

Quantities for 6 servings.

• 20 g Green tea, brick tea if possible
• 1 l Water
• 700 ml Milk
• 40 g Butter
• 1 tsp Salt
• 2 tbsp Toasted flour, optional

Method

1. Break up the brick tea and cover it with a litre of cold water in a pot.
2. Bring it to the boil and cook five minutes, until the liquor darkens.
3. Pour in the milk and bring it back to the boil, watching that it does not run over.
4. Salt it and cook five minutes more over a low heat.
5. Ladle the tea up and pour it back from a height a dozen times.
6. Add the butter and stir until it disappears.
7. Strain it into bowls and serve it hot, with toasted flour if you like.