Mint Tea
There are two ways to make this mint infusion. You can either use dried up mint leaves or fresh mint leaves.
- Prep
- 7 min
- Cook
- 34 min
- Total
- 41 min
- Servings
- As written in source
- Difficulty
- Easy
Timings are approximate — worked out from the method, not measured in a test kitchen.
Ingredients
Quantities are retained as written by the source and do not scale automatically. Tap an ingredient to check it off as you go.
Cooking instructions
Equipment
Kettle
Equipment
Teapot
Procedure
Boil the water in a kettle.
Procedure
Pour the boiling water into the teapot.
Procedure
Put the mint leaves in the teapot. Let steep for several minutes.
Procedure
Pour some hot tea in a cup and dilute with additional water. Even if it starts to look transparent, the taste is still there.
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Scale it
Use the quantities listed in the original recipe. Adjust them manually if making a different batch size.
Storage
Cool completely, then keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.
Reheating
Reheat gently with a splash of water in a covered pan, rather than blasting it, so nothing dries out.
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