Iced Green Tea W Orange Essence Food

ORANGE ICE TEA

Steps:

• Special equipment: a 60-ounce (7 1/2 cups) pitcher
• For the syrup: In a small saucepan, bring the orange juice and sugar to a boil over medium-high heat. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool for 20 minutes.
• For the tea: In a small saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Add the tea bags and remove the pan from the heat. Allow the tea to steep and cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes. Remove the tea bags and discard. Pour the tea and syrup into a pitcher and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• To serve: Pour the sparkling water into the pitcher and add the orange slices. Pour the tea into 4 ice-filled glasses. Garnish with fresh mint, or basil, and serve.

ORANGE ICED TEA

Steps:

• With a vegetable peeler, peel each orange in a continuous spiral, removing only the outer colored layer of peel.
• In a large pitcher, pour boiling water over the tea bags and orange peel. Cover and steep 5 minutes. Remove tea bags. Chill tea mixture with peel in a covered container.
• To serve, remove the peel and pour iced tea over ice cubes in tall glasses.
• Sweeten to taste with honey (or brown sugar). Garnish with orange slices and fresh mint leaves, if desired.

ICED GREEN TEA

Steps:

• In a saucepan, pour boiling water over tea bags; cover and steep 5 minutes.
• Remove tea bags from water, squeezing gently.
• Stir in 2 cups cold water and sweetener, stirring until sweetener dissolves.
• Serve over ice or let tea come to room temperature then serve over ice.

ICED MANDARIN ORANGE TEA

Steps:

• Place tea bags in a stainless steel or other ceramic bowl.
• Pour in the boiling water.
• Stir in the sugar and steep for 5 minutes.
• Remove the tea bags, allow it to cool.
• Add juices, stir well.
• Quarter fill tall glasses with ice and pour in the Manderin tea.
• A nice touch is to frost the glasses in your freezer before serving.

ICED HONEY GREEN TEA

Steps:

• Heat 2 cups water until very hot, not quite boiling.
• Pour over the tea bags in a heat-resistant container.
• Steep for 3 to 5 minutes.
• If you are using honey or another sweetener, add it to this hot tea.
• Add 2 cups of cold water.
• Refrigerate all the tea.
• Serve over ice.

CRANBERRY AND ORANGE ICED TEA

Steps:

• Use a vegetable peeler to peel the rind from the orange. Use a small sharp knife to remove the white pith from the rind.
• Place the rind and tea bags in a large heatproof jug. Pour over the water. Set aside for 20 minutes to infuse.
• Remove the tea bags and rind, and discard. Add the cranberry juice and sugar to the jug, and stir to combine.
• Cut half the orange flesh into small pieces and divide among 2 ice cube trays. Pour the tea mixture among the trays. Place in the freezer overnight. Cover the remaining tea mixture with plastic wrap and place in the fridge to chill.
• Remove the ice cubes from the trays and place in a serving jug. Pour over the tea mixture and serve.
• Time plan tip: Prepare this recipe to the end of step 4 up to 1 day ahead. Continue from step 5 just before serving. Picnic tip: Divide the ice cubes and tea among airtight bottles or jugs. Transport in your esky.

ICED GREEN TEA W. ORANGE ESSENCE

Steps:

• Fill 1 qt sauce pan w.
• water (almost to top).
• Add Green Tea Bags, regular tea bag and orange zest.
• Heat to boiling, reduce heat to medium.
• Simmer 5-10 minutes.
• (Water will reduce) Remove from heat, cool, pour into 2 quart Pitcher and add water to fill pitcher (add ice cubes first, then water to serve instantly) Refrigerate.