House Iced Tea Recipe
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Ingredients
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Tea Base
Flavorings
Method
Brewing the Tea
- 1
Boil Water
In a medium saucepan, bring 4 cups of water to a rolling boil over high heat.
- 2
Steep Tea
Remove the saucepan from heat and add 4 black tea bags to the boiling water. Allow the tea to steep for 5 minutes.
- 3
Add Sugar
After steeping, remove the tea bags and stir in 1 cup of sugar until fully dissolved.
Flavoring and Serving
- 4
Add Lemon Juice
Stir in 1 cup of fresh lemon juice into the sweetened tea mixture.
- 5
Prepare Mint
In a separate pitcher, add 1 cup of fresh mint leaves. Use a muddler or the back of a spoon to gently bruise the mint leaves to release their flavor.
- 6
Combine
Pour the tea mixture into the pitcher with the mint leaves. Stir well to combine.
- 7
Add Ice
Fill the pitcher with 4 cups of ice cubes and stir to chill the tea.
- 8
Serve
Pour the iced tea into glasses and garnish with additional mint leaves or lemon slices if desired. Enjoy!
