Orange Iced Tea Food

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.

ORANGE BOURBON ICED TEA

Steps:

• Add the tea, bourbon, Clover Honey Syrup and orange juice to a pitcher and stir. Pour over ice in individual glasses.
• Combine the honey and 1 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring, until the honey dissolves. Remove from the heat and let cool completely. Keep covered in the refrigerator up to 1 month.

CRANBERRY ORANGE ICED TEA SPARKLER

Steps:

• Bring 1 quart water to a boil, then remove from the heat and add the tea bags. Steep the tea, dunking the bags occasionally, 10 minutes. Remove the tea bags. Add the cranberry juice and stir. Refrigerate until chilled completely, about 1 hour.
• Fill a tall glass a third of the way with the cranberry tea, then fill the rest of the way with the Italian orange soda. Add a heaping tablespoon of the cranberry cubes. Garnish with an orange zest curl and serve. Repeat with 11 more glasses and the remaining ingredients.

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.

KUWAITI CINNAMON-ORANGE ICED TEA

Steps:

• Make the tea: Combine 8 cups water, the orange peel and cinnamon stick in a saucepan over low heat and bring to a boil. Add the tea bags and turn off the heat. Let the tea steep for about 5 minutes (no more or else it will be bitter), then remove the tea bags and chill the tea; don't remove the cinnamon stick or the orange peel yet.
• Meanwhile, make the syrup: Combine 1 cup water, the sugar and ginger in a small saucepan over low heat and bring to a boil without stirring. Once boiling, turn off the heat. Rip the mint leaves and stalks into pieces and drop into the syrup. Let cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes. Strain the syrup, discarding the mint and ginger.
• Strain the tea into a pitcher. Add the mint syrup according to your taste buds and stir. Serve in tall glasses over ice and garnish with orange slices and cinnamon sticks, if you like. Sip languorously.

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.

BLACKBERRY & ORANGE ICED TEA

Steps:

• Ice Cubes - For flavored ice cubes - freeze orange juice in ice cube trays.
• For the orange slices/blackberries ice cubes - place half a slice of orange and two blackberries in ice cube tray and fill with water -- freeze and store in plastic bag until ready to use.
• Steep teabags in 4 cups of boiling water for 3 - 4 minutes, then discard the teabags. Place tea on counter to cool.
• Don't allow tea to over steep, it will result in a bitter tea.
• In large pot, bring blackberries, juice, sugar and 1/2 cup water to boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally until the blackberries break down.
• Next add the berry mixture to the tea. Allow the hot tea to cool on the counter before putting into the fridge to prevent clouding in your tea.
• Once tea has cooled put in fridge to chill for 4 hours.
• Strain tea mixture and serve in a ice cube filled glass that you have rimmed with orange juice and dipped in sugar.
• Garnish with orange slice and mint. Close your eyes, sit back on the deck and enjoy.
• Iced tea taste best when it is freshly made and will last for two or three days.

ORANGE AND CINNAMON ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a medium pot, bring 8 cups of water to a boil.
• Once the water boils, add the tea bags and remove from heat.
• Let the tea steep for 4 minutes.
• Remove tea bags and let the brewed tea cool.
• Once the tea is cooled, add the orange-cinnamon syrup. Mix thoroughly. Transfer to a serving pitcher and add ice.
• Serve and enjoy!
• To Make the Syrup:.
• In a small saucepan, mix the water, orange juice and sugar. Add the cinnamon sticks and orange zest.
• Turn heat to medium-high. Stir mixture frequently until it comes to a boil.
• Once the mixture boils and the sugar has dissolved, remove saucepan from the heat.
• Allow the sugar mixture to cool. It will thicken a bit once cooled.
• Strain mixture to remove cinnamon sticks and any large pieces of orange zest.
• Add cooled sweetener to brewed tea.

ORANGE ICED TEA

Steps:

• Mix ingredients in highball glass.
• Add ice.

EASY ICED TEA

Steps:

• Put the tea bags, sugar, honey and 1.5 litres water in a large jug. Leave to infuse for 10 mins, then remove and discard the tea bags. Chill until ready to serve.
• Stir in the lemon juice, lemon slices, orange slices and mint leaves. Fill the jug with plenty of ice and stir again.
• Fill tall glasses with ice and pour over the iced tea, then serve with extra honey to taste.

LEMON-ORANGE ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring 1 qt. of water to a boil. Remove from the heat. Add tea bags and mint; let stand for 10 minutes. , Discard tea bags and mint. Pour tea into a large pitcher. Add lemonade drink mix, orange juice and remaining water; stir well. Refrigerate until chilled. Serve over ice.

PEACH ORANGE ICED TEA

Steps:

• Place peach, clementine, and sugar in a pitcher. Mash the fruit using a spoon; add water and tea bags and stir. Refrigerate until cool, about 1 hour. Remove fruit and tea bags using a slotted spoon.

CRANBERRY ORANGE ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large pitcher, pour the boiling water over the tea bags. Steep 5 minutes; remove the tea bags and discard.
• Stir in the lemon juice and Sweet'N Low until the Sweet'N Low dissolves. Mix in the cold water and orange juice.
• Refrigerate until well chilled.
• Pour over ice in tall glasses.

LEMON-ORANGE ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat water just until it comes to a rapid boil. Remove from heat and drop in the tea bags. Cover and let steep for about 20 minutes.
• In a 2 quart pitcher, combine the steeped tea, discarding the tea bags, and the sugar or Splenda. Stir until dissolved. Continue to cool to room temperature. Stir in lemon and orange juice. Refrigerate until chilled. Serve over ice.
• Tips:.
• I find it best not to add the citrus until the tea is completely cooled. Even better to chill the cooled citrus tea, as recommended, to let the flavors meld. Also, cooling too fast brings out the tannin, causing cloudy tea. Should any tea become cloudy, just add a little boiling water to clear it up.