Sweet Orange Tea Ii Recipes

ORANGE ICE TEA

Steps:

• Special equipment: a 60-ounce (7 1/2 cups) pitcher
• For the syrup: In a small saucepan, bring the orange juice and sugar to a boil over medium-high heat. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool for 20 minutes.
• For the tea: In a small saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Add the tea bags and remove the pan from the heat. Allow the tea to steep and cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes. Remove the tea bags and discard. Pour the tea and syrup into a pitcher and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• To serve: Pour the sparkling water into the pitcher and add the orange slices. Pour the tea into 4 ice-filled glasses. Garnish with fresh mint, or basil, and serve.

SPICED ORANGE TEA, HOT OR COLD

Steps:

• Combine water, sugar, cloves & cinnamon in a saucepan, mix & bring to the boil.
• Remove from heat & add tea bags, infuse for 4 minutes.
• Strain & stir in remaining ingredients.
• Place over a low heat to keep warm but do not boil.
• Discard orange peel & add honey to taste, (I added about 1 tsp per cup).
• Serve with long cinnamon sticks as mixers.

SWEET ORANGE TEA II

Steps:

• 1. Peel oranges. Remove seeds and membranes over a bowl, to catch the juice then break pulp into small pieces. (Or cut oranges in half and, with a small sharp spoon, scoop the pulp and juice into a bowl.) 2. Place glutinous rice flour in a bowl. Mix with a small amount of water to form a stiff paste (add water gradually, one teaspoonful at a time). Roll the paste into small (3/8-inch) balls. 3. Bring remaining water to a boil then stir in sugar to dissolve. Drop flour balls in and continue boiling until they float and are soft. 4. Stir in orange pulp and juice cook only to heat through. Serve hot, in small bowls. VARIATION: * For the oranges, substitute 5 tangerines.The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.