Thunder Tea Rice (Hakka Lei Cha Rice)

Name: Thunder Tea Rice (Hakka Lei Cha Rice)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: Cooked white or brown rice enough to feed 4-6 people; 300 gr Chye sim (chop into little pieces); 300 gr mustard greens (chopped into little pieces); 300 gr long beans /green beans ((cut into 1/2-inch pieces)); 300 gr Mani Cai (sweet leaf bush (pick the leaves. omit if you can't find); 3 cloves garlic (divided) (finely minced); 4 Tbsp cooking oil (divided); Vegetarian oyster sauce (to taste); Sugar (to taste); Salt (to taste); 50 gr dried shrimp (soaked until soft and drain off water, omit for vegetarian); 100 gr chopped preserved radish (chai po) ((wash with water to get rid of some of the saltiness)); 200 gr Extra firm tofu (tau kwa) ((cut into small cubes)); 100 gr roasted peanuts; 50 gr basil leaves (or 25 gr dried basil leaves); 10 gr mugwort leaves (ai cao ye) (omit if you can't find); 20 gr mint leaves; 50 gr coriander leaves; 80 gr roasted peanuts; 1 Tbsp sesame seeds; 1 Tbsp green tea leaves; 1/2 tsp Salt (or more to taste)

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:20min

Rice is topped with various vegetable toppings and served with tea soup made of tea leaves, nuts, seeds, and herbs. My simplified version of the traditional Hakka Lei Cha Rice.

Updated at: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 03:41:33 GMT