Light Tea-Smoking Mixture

Directions

1. 1
   Combine the rice, tea and brown sugar in a bowl.
2. 2
   Take a 12- to 14-inch wok and line the inside and the lid with aluminum foil, allowing about 4 inches of overhang.
3. 3
   Put the smoking mixture in the bottom of the wok.
4. 4
   Set a 10-inch cake rack about 3 inches about the smoking mixture, pinching the foil around the rack if necessary to secure it.
5. 5
   Set the wok over moderate heat, in its bottom ring for gas stoves, until thin streams of smoke begin to rise, 8 to 10 minutes.
6. 6
   Arrange the ingredients to be smoked in a single layer on the rack and quickly cover with the lid.
7. 7
   Wearing oven mitts, crimp of the overhanging foil all around the lid to completely seal the wok, Keep the burner on moderate heat and smoke according to the individual recipes.