Randy’s Recipes: Lychee Iced Tea: Easy and Fresh Versions (Randyjw; June 25, 2016)
Easy: Approx. 12 oz. (approx. one-half of 23 oz., tall, $0.99¢ can) AriZona Green Tea with Ginseng and Honey (adjust to taste)
Pour approximately one-half of liquid from tall can into a large container or pitcher.
Fresh: Fresh green tea leaves, packed into tea steeper, or placed into container (powdered green tea may be substituted); Approx. 2 small slices ginseng, thinly sliced; Approx. 1 or 2 tablespoons honey (fragrant kind, such as orange clover, etc., best) (All amounts adjusted to taste)
Heat water to before boiling, cool slightly, and pour over green tea leaves to steep (or, if using steeper, place tea leaves into steeper and place steeper into heated water and steep; green tea powder, adjusted to taste, may be substituted). Add two small, thin slices ginseng; Once steeped, add approx. 1 or 2 tablespoons honey, adjusting all amounts to taste.
Easy: Approx. 1/4 – to – 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom (or to taste)
Stir in cardamom to cold AriZona Green Tea with Ginseng and Honey, and whisk well to distribute.
Fresh: Approx. 3/4 tablespoon fresh cardamom (or to taste)
Rub cardamom slightly between hands and drop into tea mixture. Stir well.
Easy: Approx. 2 dashes cinammon (to taste)
Sprinkle a bit of cinammon into mixture and whisk well to dissolve.
Fresh: 1 cinammon stick
Put cinammon stick into mixture and allow to steep well.
Easy: Approx. 1/2 teaspoon dried chamomile (to taste)
Rub slightly between hands the dried chamomile and sprinkle onto tea mixture, allowing to infuse for several minutes.
Fresh: Approx. 1 teaspoon chamomile (to taste)
Rub slighly between hands the chamomile and sprinkle onto tea mixture, allowing to infuse for several minutes.
Easy: Pour into separate container, straining separated spices and removing large pieces.
Fresh: Pour into separate container, straining separated spices and removing large pieces.
Easy: Reserved liquid from 1 can lychees in syrup
Stir lychee syrup into tea mixture. Chill and serve (it’s nice over ice).
Fresh: Reserved liquid from 1 can lychees in syrup
Stir lychee syrup into tea mixture. Chill and serve (it’s nice over ice).
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