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al amir's middle eastern tea (hot or iced)

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Celestina9000 avatar
Recipe by
C G
@Celestina9000
Vallèe du Willamette, OR

My copycat version of Al Amir restaurant's hot/iced tea. I volunteered the rosewater/orange blossom water to the iced tea; it's optional though. Everything is estimated. Rearrange ingredient amounts if desired. If you are using loose tea leaves place them in a tea infuser or muslin cloth.

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yield serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For al amir's middle eastern tea (hot or iced)

  • HOT TEA:
  • 6 c
    boiling water, approximately
  • 4
    black tea bags or loose tea (i used an aged earl grey by numi™)
  • 1 tsp
    dried mint
  • 3-4
    whole cardamom pods
  • 1/4 tsp
    anise seeds
  • ICED TEA:
  • 6
    black tea bags
  • 3-4 sprig
    fresh mint
  • 3-4
    whole cardamom pods
  • 1/4 tsp
    anise seeds
  • 2 Tbsp
    good quality honey, to taste
  • FOR FINISHING:
  • fresh mint, for garnish
  • honey or other sweetener, to taste
  • rosewater or orange blossom water (for the iced tea version)

How To Make al amir's middle eastern tea (hot or iced)

  • 1
    DIRECTIONS FOR HOT TEA: Boil about 6 cups of water. Lightly crush the cardamom and anise seeds in a pestle and mortar or with the back of a spoon. Place the spices in a tea infuser or wrap up in a small piece of muslin cloth.
  • 2
    Place tea bags in a heatproof container. Add the spices then the boiling water. Steep for approximately 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags.

    Serve with honey or sugar on the side.
  • 3
    DIRECTIONS FOR ICED TEA: Boil the water and while it boils prepare the spices as indicated in Step #1.
  • 4
    Add the spices and tea bags to a heatproof container. Add the honey. Pour the boiling water into the container and allow tea to steep 10 minutes.
  • 5
    Remove the tea bags and allow tea to cool about 15-20 minutes.
  • 6
    Place the sprigs of fresh mint and about 2 cups of ice cubes in the tea.
  • 7
    Pour into individual drinking glasses with a fresh mint leaf floating in each serving. Optional: If desired, add approximately 1/4 teaspoon of rose water and/or orange blossom water to each serving of ICED TEA.
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