Iced Black Tea
By Lan LamPublished on May 12, 2020
Time
15 minutes, plus 2 hours steeping and chilling
Yield
Serves 4
Ingredients
Before You Begin
You can substitute decaffeinated tea if desired. Do not substitute tea bags for the loose-leaf tea. Your ice water should be half ice and half water. This recipe can easily be doubled. Sweeten with Rich Simple Syrup, if desired. For an accurate measurement of boiling water, bring a kettle of water to a boil and then measure out the desired amount.
Instructions
- Place tea in medium bowl. Add boiling water and steep for 4 minutes. Add ice water and steep for 1 hour. Strain through fine-mesh strainer into pitcher (or strain into second bowl and transfer to pitcher). Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 3 days.
- To serve, pour into ice-filled glasses and garnish each serving with lemon wedge.
Time
15 minutes, plus 2 hours steeping and chillingYield
Serves 4Ingredients
Test Kitchen Techniques
Ingredients
Test Kitchen Techniques
Ingredients
Test Kitchen Techniques
Why This Recipe Works
For brisk and refreshing iced tea, we skipped lower-quality bagged tea in favor of loose-leaf tea. We started by brewing tea with boiling water to extract the aromatic compounds from the leaves. Then we cooled the extraction with ice water but did not strain it. By steeping the tea for an hour at this lower temperature, we could draw more flavor from the leaves without pulling out too many bitter compounds.
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You can substitute decaffeinated tea if desired. Do not substitute tea bags for the loose-leaf tea. Your ice water should be half ice and half water. This recipe can easily be doubled. Sweeten with Rich Simple Syrup, if desired. For an accurate measurement of boiling water, bring a kettle of water to a boil and then measure out the desired amount.
Instructions
- Place tea in medium bowl. Add boiling water and steep for 4 minutes. Add ice water and steep for 1 hour. Strain through fine-mesh strainer into pitcher (or strain into second bowl and transfer to pitcher). Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 3 days.
- To serve, pour into ice-filled glasses and garnish each serving with lemon wedge.
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