Thai Tea Food

THAI TEA

Steps:

• Bring the water to a boil in a large saucepan.
• Add the tea and remove the pan from heat.
• Stir to submerge all the tea leaves in the water.
• Steep for about 5 minutes.
• Pour the brew through a coffee filter or a fine-mesh strainer into a large pitcher.
• Add the sugar to the hot tea and stir to dissolve.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Fill tall glasses with crushed ice.
• Add enough of the tea to fill the glasses to within 1 inch from the top.
• Then float 3 to 4 tablespoons of evaporated milk over the ice in each glass.

REAL THAI ICED TEA

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Steep the tea, star anise, cardamom, cinnamon stick, vanilla bean, tamarind powder, and almond extract (if using) in the boiling water for 5 minutes.
• Strain the tea.
• Stir in the sugar and sweetened condensed milk until both are completely dissolved.
• Fill 2 tall glasses with ice.
• Pour the tea over the ice, leaving an inch or so of space at the top for the evaporated milk.
• Top up with more ice if needed, and then drizzle with 1 teaspoon of evaporated milk on each glass of tea.

THAI ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a kettle, bring the water to a boil. Place the tea in a teapot or glass container. Pour the water over the tea and let steep until bright orange in color, 3 to 5 minutes. Strain into a clean container, such as a pitcher (or, if in tea bags, remove the bags). Add sugar and stir to dissolve. Let cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Fill 6 tall glasses with crushed ice and add tea to 3/4 full. Add 1 tablespoon cream and 1 tablespoon condensed milk to each glass.
• Serve with iced-tea spoon so guests can swirl the mixture themselves.

THAI ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Place tea in a tea sock, add to the boiling water, remove from the heat, and let steep for 5 to 10 minutes, depending on how strong you like your tea. Strain the tea into a pitcher and stir in the condensed milk. Fill 4 highball glasses with crushed ice, pour in the tea, and stir to chill. Add more sweetened condensed milk, if desired.

THAI ICED TEA RESTAURANT STYLE (GOOD UP TO A WEEK)

Steps:

• TEA DIRECTIONS:.
• Bring one gallon of water to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Stir in tea leaves, cinnamon, black pepper, chili pepper, and coffee.
• Stir for 2 to 5 minutes until most of the tea leaves start to sink.
• Cover.
• Remove mixture from heat and let steep 10 minutes.
• TIP: If you want a clean crisp tea fill the pitcher up with ice before adding and straining the tea. If you want a dark bold flavor do not add the ice at this step!
• Pour tea through a "Cloth Tea Filter Sock" or nylon sock into a pitcher, discarding tea leaves .
• Cool to room temp (if iced cool until ice is melted).
• Pour tea a second time through "Cloth Tea Filter Sock" or nylon sock into a empty gallon water bottle (make sure the lid can be place on tight).
• Cap and refrigerate.
• TEA SUGAR SYRUP DIRECTIONS:.
• Mix all ingredients a large pot.
• Cook at medium to high heat.
• Once the mixture boils remove from stove immediately.
• Let cool and refrigerate.
• TO SERVE:.
• Fill a glass with 7 oz crushed ice pour tea over ice up to 8 oz.
• Add 1/2 to 2 oz of Sugar Syrup.
• At "tableside" add 1 to 2 oz of half-and-half.
• Traditional Variation: Substitute coconut milk or evaporated milk for half & half.

THAI SWEET ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Stir in tea leaves, vanilla extract, cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon. Cover and remove from the heat. Let steep for 15 minutes.
• Pour tea through a fine mesh strainer; discard tea leaves. Add sugar and stir until dissolved. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
• Fill glasses with crushed ice. Pour tea into glasses and top with half-and-half.

THAI ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a kettle; remove from heat. Add tea bags and steep for 5 minutes; remove tea bags.
• Stir sugar into tea until dissolved. Cool to room temperature.
• Fill 4 glasses with ice; pour tea into each glass until almost full. Stir 1 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk into each glass. Float 1 tablespoon half-and-half atop the iced tea.