Thai Iced Tea

10m
Serves 2
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Directions

  1. 1Add three-quarters of a cup of Thai tea leaves to a measuring cup.
  2. 2Pour in four cups of hot off the boil water, stir, and steep for five minutes.
  3. 3Strain the tea through a fine mesh strainer.
  4. 4Add two tablespoons of sugar and a pinch of salt to the strained tea and stir well.
  5. 5For Thai-style iced tea, add two tablespoons of sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk to a glass filled with ice.
  6. 6For American-style iced tea, add more sugar to taste to the tea base.
  7. 7Add half-and-half to the iced tea and stir.
  8. 8If you can't find Thai tea leaves, use three tea bags of orange pekoe tea and artificial vanilla extract.

Ingredients

  • 0.75 cup Thai tea leaves
  • 4 cups hot off the boil water
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
  • 2 tablespoons evaporated milk
  • 2 tablespoons half and half
  • 0.5 orange food coloring
  • 1 tsp artificial vanilla extract
  • 3 tea bags

Equipment

French pressfine mesh strainermeasuring cupsmall bowlspoonsmall saucepaniceglassescan opener