Fresh mint tea tastes bright and clean while the flavor of dried mint can be rather bitter and dull when brewed too long.
Arabian mint tea recipe.
Pour water and sugar into a teapot or saucepan to boil on the stove.
Heat it just until it reaches a simmer.
Pour the same quantity of one cup boiled water over the green tea into the teapot.
There s just no comparing the flavor of brewing from fresh leaves vs.
Heat on high until water is boiling and sugar has dissolved.
Stir in sugar to taste and mint sprigs and steep 3 to 4 minutes more.
Taste and season with salt and pepper.
Swirl to combine then strain and discard water leaving tea in pot this cleans and removes the bitterness of the tea.
If the tea reaches a full boil the top can foam excessively and spill over making a mess.
Arabic mint tea.
Add remaining 4 cups boiling water to tea and let steep 2 minutes.
Fill just one glass with the tea then pour it back in the pot.
Moroccan tea can be served with meals dried fruits and nuts an array of sweets or other moroccan tea time recipes.
Allow the tea to steep for 5 minutes.
Set aside for 5 minutes to infuse and to cool slightly.
This time we discard the water because it is considered to have the negative part of the tea.
Instead of stirring the sugar may be mixed into the tea by pouring tea into a glass then returning the tea to the pot.
Pour out the glasses of tea about two thirds to three quarters full.
Set out glasses for the tea.
Place tea in a large metal teapot with 250 ml boiling water.
Or you can choose to serve with absolutely nothing at all.
While water is boiling add the tea bags and mint leaves and boil rapidly for 3 minutes.
Again wait for 2 to 3 minutes swirl the teapot multiple times in order to rinse the tea leaves.
Keep the tea leaves inside the pot.
A shot glass is close to the slender glasses used in morocco.
Let the tea brew for three minutes.
4 cups water cup sugar 3 black tea bags 5 6 fresh mint leaves.
Strain out and discard water reserving tea leaves in pot.
Pour the quart of boiling water into the teapot and swirl once or twice to dissolve the sugar.
Some moroccans prefer to add the mint leaves after the tea has steeped.
Here is the recipe.
Once you ve tried a cup of freshly steeped mint tea you ll never go back to the dried mint tea you get in a box.
Add the beef stock tomato paste and worcestershire sauce and cook stirring occasionally for 5 minutes or until sauce thickens slightly.
Try to pour from an arm s length above each glass to get that nice foamy head.
Add boiling water to a teapot that holds about 4 cups water and swirl to warm.
Some moroccans place a sprig of fresh mint leaves directly in the glass of tea.
Pour the water out and discard it.
Remove from heat and add arabian mint tea with honey tea bags.
Discard the water and add the tea 24 mint leaves and sugar to the teapot.