Black Tea Lychee Granite Food

LYCHEE BLACK TEA LEMONADE

Steps:

• Mix the black tea, lychee syrup, and lemonade in a large pitcher and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour. Serve the lemonade over ice, and garnish each glass rim with a slice of lemon and/or lychee.

PINEAPPLE GRANITE

Steps:

• Transfer one can of crushed pineapple with its syrup to a metal pan and freeze; this will be for kids.
• Mix the other can with rum and freeze in a separate metal container.
• When frozen solid, cut into large chunks in a food processor or chop up with a chef's knife. Transfer frozen pineapple chunks to wine goblets and garnish with sliced fruit or top with granola for crunch.

COFFEE GRANITE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir the sugar into the coffee. Cool and place in refrigerator to chill.
• Pour espresso mixture into a shallow metal baking pan and freeze, stirring with a fork every 1/2 hour, until mixture is coarse ice crystals, but not frozen hard, about 3 to 4 hours.
• To serve, scoop granite into serving bowls. Serve with crema on top, and lemon twists on the side.
• Sorrel is a perennial plant native to Europe and Asia, now found in America and Australia. It has a refreshing, slightly sour taste since it contains oxalic acid.
• Sorrel is related to rhubarb (which also contains oxalic acid), and can be used as a vegetable (salads, purees) or as an herb (soups and sauces). It is available throughout the summer.
• Granite is coarse, crystalline ice, made without egg whites or milk products. It is made without an ice cream maker.
• Since granite has a low sugar content, compared to ice cream, it freezes quickly.
• History of ice cream: Before the freezer, Italians used to send runners to the mountains to get snow. They would flavor the snow with honey or fruit to make iced desserts.

GRILLED TEA SPICED NY STRIP STEAK WITH GARLIC BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Very lightly coat the steaks in oil and sprinkle with tea, white pepper and salt.
• On a hot grill, well oiled, place the steaks on cook for about 4 to 5 minutes a side, criss-crossing them for grill marks. Be careful to move steaks around if/when there are flare ups.
• Let the meat rest for 5 minutes before slicing on the bias.
• Place a small mound of brown rice in the middle of a plate and top with the garlic broccoli. Cut the steak on the bias and place on the broccoli. Drizzle sauce around.
• In a hot wok, coat with oil and saute the garlic and ginger until soft, about 30 seconds. Add the broccoli (florets and stem). Stir-fry for 1 minute, add the oyster sauce and the stock. Check for seasoning. When liquid is boiling, add the cornstarch slurry to thicken. Cook for an additional 30 seconds and check again for seasoning.