Thai Iced Tea (ZWT-9)
"There are several recipes in the data base for Thai Iced Tea, but none like this one. Nancie McDermott was credited for this recipe found at "Quick & Easy Thai: 70 Everyday Recipes". From her intro: "Sold in 1 lb cellophane-wrapped packets in Asian markets, this finely chopped black tea is spiced w/cinnamon, star anise & vanilla, & then tinged w/a bit of food coloring to create its gorgeous terra-cotta hue. Like Thai coffee, Thai tea is traditionally sweetened well w/sugar as it brews & crowned w/a generous splash of evaporated milk or half-&-half just before serving. You can brew Thai tea in a teapot, drip coffeemaker or French press (making it very strong & adding sugar while the tea is still very hot). Time has been estimated & does not include cool & chill time. Enjoy!"
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
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4-6 Glasses of Iced Tea
- Serves:
- 4-6
ingredients
- 4 1⁄2 cups water
- 3⁄4 cup Thai tea powder
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- crushed ice or ice cube, to fill ea glass
- 1 - 1 1⁄2 cup evaporated milk (3-4 tbsp per glass) or 1 -1 1/2 cup half-and-half cream (3-4 tbsp per glass)
directions
- In a med saucepan over med-heat, bring the water to a boil. Stir in the Thai tea powder & remove from heat. Stir well to mix in the sugar & then let it cool (stirring occ to dissolve sugar).
- When the tea has cooled to room temp, strain it thru a fine-mesh strainer or coffee filter into a pitcher & chill until serving time.
- To serve, fill 4-6 tall glasses w/ice & then add about 3/4 cup Thai tea to ea glass. Top off ea glass w/3-4 tbsp evaporated milk. Serve at once, as the evaporated milk cascades over the ice & swirls languidly into the tea.
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Reviews
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I love chai and I loved this too. I didn't have any Thai tea mix so made my own with black tea, cinnamon, cardamom, and ginger. I used whole milk. Made for ZWT9. -
Changed just a tad to make it vegan. Much enjoyed. Thanks! Made for ZWT 2013 by team Hot Stuff.
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DD & I ate at a Thai restaurant a few weeks ago, I ordered Thai iced tea & was instantly addicted! So happy to see you have this recipe in play! It does use a lot of team mix per serving, eh? Yummy & perfectly sweet AFTER adding the half & half. ;) The mix is readily available at Amazon. TY, Twissis! Made for ZWT9, Mike & the Appliance Killers.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
twissis
Iceland
I am an American transplanted from Dallas to Iceland by marriage to a native Icelander & I retired to become his "Kitchen Queen". We love to entertain our family & friends, so I have an eclectic collection of recipes. I especially love simple, easy-fix, flexible & make-ahead recipes - BUT also like challenging myself on occasion. I enjoy baking & food photography. I am devoted to the "More is Always Better Principle" & apply it liberally to bacon, butter & garlic. I can have ingredient issues due to availability here in Iceland & my DH is medically diet-restricted from some ingredients as well. Either situation might require me to modify a recipe, but I will do my best to be true to your recipes & fair/honest in my reviews. Mary Pat (aka twissis)
