Mintteafrommorocco Recipes

MOROCCAN MINT TEA

Steps:

• Cut off the mint stems, and wash the leaves.
• Boil the water.
• Place the green tea into a teapot, and pour over 1¼ cups (200ml) boiling water.
• Swirl the teapot several times to rinse the tea well and remove excess tannins which make the tea taste bitter.
• Leave to infuse for 30 seconds, then strain and discard this first liquid.
• Place the mint leaves onto the tea in the pot.
• Place the sugar onto the mint leaves.
• Pour 6 cups (1,5 liters) of simmering water into the teapot, and place it for 1 minute on a low heat, during which time the water should not be allowed to boil.
• To mix, pour some tea into a glass then pour it back into the teapot.
• Repeat the operation several times to oxygenate the tea and let it develop its fragrance.
• Let steep for 3 minutes.
• Stir lightly with a spoon, then serve the mint tea in tea glasses designed to hold hot drinks.
• To froth the tea, pour into the glasses from a height.

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 COCKTAIL

Steps:

• To a cocktail shaker, add ice and mint leaves. Close shaker and shake a few times to bruise mint leaves. Add remaining ingredients and shake to combine. Pour into ice tea glass and garnish with lime wedge or wheel.

MOROCCAN MINT TEA

Steps:

• Boil water. Pour a small amount in teapot and swish 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 tea brew, stirring the leaves once or twice, for 3 minutes. Pour tea through a tea strainer into glass teacups to serve. Garnish with remaining 4 sprigs of mint.

MOROCCAN MINT TEA

Steps:

• Put mint leaves into tea pot of boiling water. Pour green tea into strainer and add to boiling water.