Try to pour from an arm s length above each glass to get that nice foamy head.
Arabic mint tea recipe.
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Arabic mint tea.
4 cups water cup sugar 3 black tea bags 5 6 fresh mint leaves.
Pour water and sugar into a teapot or saucepan to boil on the stove.
In a blender combine the lemon juice mint sugar and 1 2 cup of the water and blend until fully liquid.
Drop the reserved mint into the cups to decorate if you like.
I buy my rose water from a local middle eastern grocery store you can also find it at.
Let the tea brew for three minutes.
Stir in sugar to taste and mint sprigs and steep 3 to 4 minutes more.
Moroccan teapots vary in size but a small pot typically holds about a half liter six small tea glasses while a larger pot holds approximately a liter 12 glasses.
Some moroccans place a sprig of fresh mint leaves directly in the glass of tea.
I was quite surprised to discover that this recipe actually originated in the new orleans baton rouge area.
The pine nuts don t add anything to the flavor of the drink so i usually leave them off.
A shot glass is close to the slender glasses used in morocco.
Strain the tea into cups or heatproof glasses and sweeten with honey to taste.
Strain through a fine mesh sieve reserving the liquid and discarding the.
Serve in small heatproof glasses.
Here is the recipe.
A light and refreshing version of iced tea that is served at all the local greek and lebanese restaurants.
While water is boiling add the tea bags and mint leaves and boil rapidly for 3 minutes.
Home mint tea نقيع النعنع.
Heat on high until water is boiling and sugar has dissolved.
Many families serve tea more than once a day and moroccan hospitality dictates that one must always offer mint tea to both drop ins and expected guests.
Combine the mint and green tea and sugar in the teapot then fill it with the rest of the hot water.
She was born sometime in 1895.
September 7 2009 drinks the good old days of making mooneh provisions for the winter are over for a large majority of lebanese folks my grandmother s generation made mooneh dedicating days to making pickles and olives and jams and labneh balls and eggplant makdoos and moghrabiyeh and kishk.
Add remaining 4 cups boiling water to tea and let steep 2 minutes.
Pour out the glasses of tea about two thirds to three quarters full.
Set out glasses for the tea.
Moroccan tea can be served with meals dried fruits and nuts an array of sweets or other moroccan tea time recipes.
This helps to dissolve and distribute the sugar.
