Thai Iced Tea
To beat the heat, there’s nothing like Thai iced tea. To make it, just mix boiling water with brown sugar and spices, then infuse black tea in the mixture. Once the tea has cooled down, pour it into a glass with plenty of ice, then add the coconut beverage and sweetened condensed milk.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) water
- 1 tbsp brown sugar (optional)
- 3 cardamom pods, crushed
- 2 star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick, about 4 inches (10 cm) long
- 2 black tea bags
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) coconut beverage or 2% milk (see note)
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) sweetened condensed milk
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- In a small pot, bring the water, brown sugar, cardamom pods, star anise and cinnamon to a boil until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat.
- Add the tea bags to the pot and let infuse for 5 minutes. Strain the tea through a sieve placed over a bowl. Compost the tea bags and aromatics. Let the tea cool. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until completely chilled.
- In a measuring cup, combine the coconut beverage and condensed milk.
- Fill two tall glasses with ice. Add the chilled tea and the milk mixture. Serve immediately.
To beat the heat, there’s nothing like Thai iced tea. To make it, just mix boiling water with brown sugar and spices, then infuse black tea in the mixture. Once the tea has cooled down, pour it into a glass with plenty of ice, then add the coconut beverage and sweetened condensed milk.