Moroccan Mint Tea Food

MOROCCAN MINT TEA

Steps:

• Put tea in teapot and pour in 1 cup boiling water, then swirl gently to warm pot and rinse tea. Strain out and discard water, reserving tea leaves in pot.
• Add remaining 4 cups boiling water to tea and let steep 2 minutes. Stir in sugar (to taste) and mint sprigs and steep 3 to 4 minutes more. Serve in small heatproof glasses.

MOROCCAN MINT TEA

Steps:

• Boil the water and pour a small amount in the teapot, swishing it around to warm the pot.
• Combine the mint and green tea and sugar in the teapot, then fill it with the rest of the hot water.
• Let the tea brew for three minutes.
• Set out glasses for the tea.
• A shot-glass is close to the slender glasses used in Morocco.
• Fill just one glass with the tea, then pour it back in the pot.
• Repeat.
• This helps to dissolve and distribute the sugar.
• Pour the tea.
• You want a nice foam on the tea so always pour with the teapot a high distance above the glasses.
• If you do not have at least a little foam on the top of the first glass, then pour it back into the teapot and try again until the tea starts to foam up nicely.
• Garnish with the remaining sprigs of mint.

MOROCCAN ICED MINT TEA

Steps:

• Finely chop one cup of the mint leaves.
• Place the chopped mint leaves into a 3-quart teapot or heat-resistant pitcher. Add the tea leaves and sugar. Pour the boiling water over the leaves, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Set aside to steep for five minutes.
• Strain the infused liquid into another pitcher. (Discarded leaves can be used for garden mulch.) Stir in the whole mint leaves, then cover and refrigerate until chilled, or overnight. Place several ice cubes into tall glasses and pour the minted tea, along with a few mint leaves, over the ice.

MOROCCAN MINT TEA

Steps:

• Combine mint, sugar, honey and tea in a teapot.
• Pour boiling water over and let steep 5 to 8 minutes.
• Strain out mint and tea leaves and pour into glasses.
• Garnish with a mint sprig and serve.

MOROCCAN MINT TEA

Steps:

• Boil water. Pour a small amount in teapot and swish around to warm the pot. Combine the mint and green tea and sugar in the teapot, then fill it with the rest of the hot water. Let tea brew, stirring the leaves once or twice, for 3 minutes. Pour tea through a tea strainer into glass teacups to serve. Garnish with remaining 4 sprigs of mint.

MOROCCAN MINT TEA GRANITA

Steps:

• In a large pot bring all ingredients to a boil, except food coloring. Remove from heat and allow to steep for 10 minutes. Strain and add coloring. Freeze with a metal whisk in mixture. During freezing, whisk periodically to add iciness and a grainy texture to the granita

MOROCCAN MINT TEA

Steps:

• Pour about 1/2 cup boiling water into a teapot, swish it around to heat the pot, and dump out. Add tea to the teapot and pour in 1 cup of the boiling water. Cover and let steep 3 minutes.
• Add sugar and mint leaves and stems to the teapot. Add the remaining 3 cups boiling water. Cover and let steep for 5 minutes.
• Stir. Continue to steep for 5 minutes more.
• Strain tea into cups.

MOROCCAN MINT TEA COCKTAIL

Steps:

• To a cocktail shaker, add ice and mint leaves. Close shaker and shake a few times to bruise mint leaves. Add remaining ingredients and shake to combine. Pour into ice tea glass and garnish with lime wedge or wheel.

MOROCCAN MINT TEA

Steps:

• Steep mint and tea in nearly boiling water for 3 to 5 minutes. Remove mint and tea, stir in sugar and serve immediately.

MOROCCAN MINT TEA

Steps:

• Put mint leaves into tea pot of boiling water. Pour green tea into strainer and add to boiling water.