Pan-Marinated Chicken with Smoked Tea

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 2 tbsp Lapsang Souchong tea leaves
• 3-inch piece fresh ginger root, peeled and sliced thinly into rounds
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 2 tsp plus 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 medium onions, finely chopped
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 2 leeks, white part only, well washed and finely chopped
• Salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 1 pound fresh spinach, stems removed, well washed and dried