Hong Kong Iced Tea (香港凍檸茶) – Carmy
Candy and refreshing, this do-it-yourself model of Hong Kong Iced Tea is very easy to make with a number of straightforward substances. Similar to what you’d get at a Hong Kong cafe, this lemon iced tea is the right drink with any meal!
For those who’ve been to a Hong Kong cafe or diner (茶餐廳) and even an Asian grocery store that carries Vitasoy Lemon Tea Drink, then you definately’ll acknowledge this iconic Hong Kong type iced tea. It’s a traditional drink that may be a staple in the course of the summer time nevertheless it’s good year-round.
A 茶餐廳 or a cha chaan teng is a sort of restaurant generally present in Hong Kong, Macau, and components of Guangdong. In English, it interprets to just about Hong Kong Model Cafes. In a approach, they had been just like the OG quick meals because the meals was seen as “low cost western meals.” This iced tea is a staple and I at all times see it on the menu as an add-on or a part of a combo.
Not too long ago, I’ve been recognizing them on menus for my native bubble tea spots too so in fact, in an effort to save lots of myself $6-7 per drink, since I’m not near any HK cafes, I made a decision to make it myself. HK cafes often promote them for underneath $2 so the soar to $6-7 at a boba store goes to be a tough cross for me. It’s comparatively straightforward to make and fairly low cost.
Components You’ll Want
- oolong tea — after I was at Tiger Sugar, they’d the choice of choosing black tea or oolong tea. I choose oolong for this Chinese language iced tea however you’re welcome to experiment! I like utilizing black tea for HK type milk tea as a substitute. Recipe for that coming quickly!
- brown sugar — I like utilizing muscovado sugar or dark brown sugar for Hong Kong lemon tea because it’s a lot sweeter than common or mild brown sugar. I’ve tried this with mild brown sugar and it requires much more to get the identical quantity of sweetness that the diners have.
- lemon — it have to be contemporary lemon. A part of the enjoyable is utilizing a straw to poke on the lemon slices as you drink to launch extra lemon flavour!
Tips on how to Make Hong Kong Iced Tea
- Steep a oolong tea bag in 2 cups of boiled filtered water for 10 minutes. Enable the tea to chill to room temperature naturally or assist pace it up by transferring it to the fridge after steeping.
- In the meantime, mix the darkish brown sugar with 6 tablespoons of filtered water and simmer till the sugar has totally dissolved. Simmer for two to three minutes earlier than setting it apart. Once more, you may enable the easy syrup to chill to room temperature naturally or within the fridge.
- In a glass, add in a handful of ice cubes and half of a lemon, sliced.
- Add half of the tea to the glass. Then add half of the brown sugar easy syrup.
- Stir to mix and repeat with the second glass!
Recipe Ideas and Notes
- If you need to double or triple the recipe, I like to recommend including an extra tea bag.
- For those who solely unfastened leaf tea, often it’s 1 teaspoon unfastened leaf tea = 1 tea bag.
- To make this forward of time, you may mix the steeped tea with the easy syrup and hold in it an hermetic container within the fridge (resembling a big mason jar). Add the drink to a glass of ice and lemon the following day.
- I don’t assume oversteeping the tea for this lemon iced tea to be a problem. I’ve forgotten my tea steeping for some time as I cooked lunch and it tastes robust however good. Nonetheless, if you happen to don’t need this to be overly robust, step an alarm and cease steeping after 10 minutes.
- Be happy to skip the ice if you happen to don’t need the drink tremendous chilly.
- Needless to say in case your tea or syrup is simply too sizzling, the ice cubes will soften instantly and dilute the drink.
Hong Kong Iced Tea (香港凍檸茶)
Candy and refreshing, this do-it-yourself model of Hong Kong Iced Tea is very easy to make with a number of straightforward substances. Similar to what you’d get at a Hong Kong cafe, this lemon iced tea is the right drink with any meal!
Servings: 2 servings
Components
For the Tea
- 1 bag oolong tea
- 2 cups boiled filtered water
For the Easy Syrup
- 5 tbsp darkish brown sugar
- 6 tbsp filtered water
For Every part Else
- 1 lemon, washed and sliced
- ice cubes
Directions
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Steep an oolong tea bag in 2 cups of boiled filtered water for 10 minutes. Enable the tea to chill to room temperature naturally or assist pace it up by transferring it to the fridge after steeping.
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In the meantime, mix the darkish brown sugar with 6 tablespoons of filtered water and simmer till the sugar has totally dissolved. Simmer for two to three minutes earlier than setting it apart. Once more, you may enable the easy syrup to chill to room temperature naturally or within the fridge.
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In a glass, add in a handful of ice cubes and half of a lemon, sliced. Add half of the tea to the glass. Then add half of the brown sugar easy syrup.
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Stir to mix and repeat with the second glass!
Vitamin Per Serving
Energy: 130kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 1g | Fats: 1g | Saturated Fats: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 1g | Monounsaturated Fats: 1g | Sodium: 12mg | Potassium: 114mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 12IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1mg
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