Total Time: 15 minutes Serves: 8
Flavored with fresh mint and lime juice, this refreshing tea is well-suited to accompany almost any type of food.
Ingredients:
- 8 cup(s) cold water
- 8 tea bags, tags removed
- 8 sprig(s) fresh mint, plus additional for serving
- 1/4 cup(s) fresh lime juice
, (from 2 to 3 limes) - Ice cubes
- Superfine sugar, (optional)
Directions
- In covered 3-quart saucepan, heat 4 cups water to boiling over high heat. Remove from heat; stir in tea bags and mint. Cover and let steep 5 minutes.
- Stir tea; remove tea bags and mint. Into large pitcher with tight-fitting lid, pour tea, lime juice, and remaining 4 cups water. Makes 6 1/2 cups. Cover and let stand until ready to serve or overnight. (Do not refrigerate or tea will become cloudy. If this happens, add up to 1 cup boiling water, gradually, stirring until tea clears.) Serve over ice with mint, and sugar if you like.
Tips & Techniques
Superfine sugar is a finer version of granulated sugar. Although it's available at most supermarkets, you can make your own by pulsing granulated sugar in a blender or processor until the crystals are more powder-like. Confectioners' sugar (which contains some cornstarch) is not a good substitute.