Emeril Lagasses Moroccan Mint Tea Recipes

MINT JULEP

Steps:

• Put the mint leaves and the sugar in the bottom of a tall glass. With the handle of a wooden spoon, crush and mash the leaves to extract the flavor. Fill the glass with crushed (not cubed) ice. Pour in the bourbon. Top with a splash of simple syrup.
• With a long-handled spoon, jiggle (not stir) to chill and mix. Garnish with a sprig of mint. Sip.
• Put the mint leaves and the sugar in the bottom of a tall glass. With the handle of a wooden spoon, crush and mash the leaves to extract the flavor. Fill the glass with crushed (not cubed) ice. Pour in the bourbon. Top with a splash of simple syrup.
• With a long-handled spoon, jiggle (not stir) to chill and mix. Garnish with a sprig of mint. Sip.
• Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook until sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool completely.
• Combine sugar and water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook until sugar is dissolved, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool completely.

PORTUGUESE CHICKEN, LEMON AND MINT SOUP

Steps:

• Combine the chicken, celery, onion, garlic, parsley, lemon zest, mint sprigs, red pepper flakes and water or broth in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil and skim off any foam. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer, skimming as needed, 45 minutes, or until the chicken is tender.
• Strain the stock through a fine sieve into a large bowl. Transfer the chicken to a plate to cool and discard the vegetable mixture. Return the stock to the saucepan over medium-low heat and simmer until it is slightly reduced and flavorful, about 30 minutes. Add the rice and simmer until tender, about 20 more minutes.
• When the chicken is cool enough to handle, remove the skin, then remove the meat from the bones and tear it into bite-size pieces. Add to the stock and cook 3 to 4 minutes. Add the lemon juice, chopped mint, and salt and cayenne pepper to taste; cook 2 to 3 more minutes.

EMERIL'S MINT JULEP

Steps:

• In a tall glass, add the mint and simple syrup. With the handle of a spoon, crush and mash the leaves to extract the flavors. Fill the glass with the crushed ice and pour in the bourbon. Using a tea spoon, jiggle the contents to mix and chill. Garnish with fresh mint sprigs.

EMERIL'S TCHOUPTAIL

Steps:

• Combine the rum, Licore Strega, puree, lemon juice, elderflower syrup, flower water and egg whites in a mixing glass or tin and dry shake (without ice) for approximately 10 seconds. Add a scoop of ice and again shake for 10 to 15 seconds. Strain the contents into a double old-fashioned glass or oversize tumbler over ice. Garnish with the thyme.

MOROCCAN TEA

Steps:

• Cover stuff with boiling water.
• Let sit 5 minutes.

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 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 MINT TEA

Steps:

• The first trick to making Moroccan tea properly is to heat up your teapot and "wash your tea" first. Moroccans say that this washing process takes the bitterness out of the tea. To do this, you add about 6 oz. of boiling water to about 2 teaspoons gunpowder green tea, and then you swish it all around in the teapot.
• The second part of "washing the tea" involves adding about 10 mint leaves (spearmint or silver mint is the closest we have to their mint) 1/2 cup sugar (or to your taste). You then swish the liquid in the teapot around again and pour out all the water through a strainer while leaving as much of the tea, mint, and sugar in the pot as possible.
• After washing and straining the tea, you completely fill your teapot by pouring boiling water over the tea and mint leaves. Let it steep for several minutes.
• Moroccan tea is always served hot in skinny glasses (kind of like tall shot glasses) with about 3 mint leaves in the bottom. You pour the tea into the glass from as high as you can manage without spilling it in order to aerate the tea with oxygen. The glass container is as much of the secret to the taste as the "washing of the tea" and the way you should pour the tea into your glass.