Jack And Jills Iced Jasmine Tea Recipes

POSH JASMINE ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large, glass heatproof pitcher, steep the tea bags in the boiling water. Add the cinnamon bark and star anise and let it infuse for 5 minutes.
• Strain the steeped tea, and then stir in the honey and mix well. Cool the tea to room temperature, and then chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• When ready to serve, stir in the apple juice. Pour into glasses topped with some ice cubes, or pour over scoops of sorbet. Tumble in the fresh fruit and garnish with mint sprigs and lemon slices. Serve with fun straws.

JACK AND JILL'S ICED JASMINE TEA

Steps:

• Bring 10 cups water to a boil in a large saucepan. Place tea bags in a large heatproof container. Add boiling water, and steep for 3 minutes. Remove tea bags. Let cool completely.
• Meanwhile, bring sugar and remaining 1/2 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring, until sugar dissolves. Let cool completely.
• Stir together tea and 3/4 cup simple syrup, plus more if needed, depending on desired sweetness. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Divide among ice-filled glasses.

COLD BREWED JASMINE ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large pitcher combine the tea and water. Mix the sugar or honey with about a cup of hot water so that it dissolves and will mix with the room temperature water. Add the sugar/ hot water mixture to the pitcher. Put the pitcher in the refrigerator (preferably before you go to sleep) and let the tea leaves soak until morning (9-12 hours). Add lemon to taste and then pour the tea through a strainer so as to catch the tea leaves before serving.

SPARKLING JASMINE ICED TEA

Steps:

• Dissolve sugar in 3/4 cup of water, and boil gently until a syrup has formed. Set aside and let cool.
• Steep the jasmine tea in the remaining 3 1/4 cups of hot water for around 6 minutes.
• Strain out tea, and let cool.
• In a pitcher, combine syrup and tea.
• Stir or whisk until fully blended.
• Add sparkling water and cool thoroughly.
• Serve over ice at once.
• Can be served with cinnamon sticks, lemon slices or mint sprigs.
• Makes 1 quart of iced tea.

JACK AND JILLS

Steps:

• Cook ground beef over medium-high heat, breaking the meat up with back of spoon until it begins to brown. Remove beef and sauté onions and peppers in fat left over from beef. When vegetables are beginning to soften, add cooked beef and tomato sauce. Salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 10 minutes.
• Preheat broiler. Cut oval hole in top of roll. Hollow out roll and save that bread for other use. Fill roll with meat mixture, top with cheese, broil until cheese is melted and begins to brown.