Dried Lime Tea Recipes

DRIED LIME TEA

Steps:

• Break the dried limes into several pieces. (You can use a mortar and pestle or put them in a sandwich bag and smack them with a hammer.) Combine 4 cups water and the lime pieces in a small saucepan, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 4 minutes.
• Remove from heat and strain through cheesecloth or a coffee filter. Discard the solids. Add the sugar to the tea and stir until dissolved. Drink hot or cool to room temperature and then refrigerate.

SWEET LIME ICED TEA

Steps:

• Pour the water into a gallon sized jar over the tea bags. Allow to steep for 45 minutes. Remove and discard the tea bags. Stir in the sugar and lime juice until the sugar has dissolved. Cool to room temperature; refrigerate until cold before serving.

HIBISCUS-LIME TEA

Steps:

• Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add the hibiscus flowers, agave syrup and lime zest and let steep 7 to 10 minutes.
• Strain through a sieve into a pitcher, discarding the solids. Add the lime juice, 2 cups cold water and 2 cups ice. Serve over ice and garnish with lime.

LIME TEA

Steps:

• Pour 5 cups boiling water over tea bags; cover and steep 5 minutes.
• Remove and discard tea bags.
• Add sugar, stirring until dissolved; stir in limeade concentrate.
• Chill.
• Serve over ice.

CHICKEN STEW WITH DRIED LIMES

Steps:

• Sprinkle chicken generously with salt and pepper. Heat oil over medium-high heat in a stock pot or large Dutch oven until hot but not smoking. Add chicken and brown well on both sides.
• Remove chicken and set aside. Add onions to pan and cook until translucent, stirring often and scraping up any brown bits from the bottom, 5 to 7 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, for one minute.
• Add stock, dried limes, tomato paste and reserved chicken. Stir and bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes, occasionally pushing limes into liquid.
• Add rice, stir, cover, and continue to simmer slowly until rice is tender and chicken is fully cooked, about 15 to 20 minutes. Mix chives and spinach into pot for last 5 minutes of cooking.
• Remove limes, adjust seasoning, and serve, topping each bowl with a portion of radishes, scallions, mint and walnuts, and passing yogurt in a separate bowl.