homemade russian tea
I always remember when i could not fall asleep my grandma katrina would always make me homemade tea and we would talk for hours
Ingredients
- 1 ½ tbsp of loose black tea leaves
- 1 ½ cups of white sugar
- 8 whole cloves
- Grated rind of one medium orange
- Juice from 4 oranges
- Juice from 1 lemon
- Water (5 cups + 8 cups)
Details
Level of difficulty Easy
Cost Budget Friendly
Preparation
Step 1
1 ♥
Start by putting the sugar, orange rind, cloves and the 5 cups of water into a kettle. Let it boil for 5 minutes and then strain. Let cool.
You can already feel a breeze of that sweet aroma!
2 ♥
Now bring to boil 8 cups of water and add your loose black tea leaves. See how they gently unfold and dance in circles. Let it steep for 3-4 minutes and strain.
3 ♥
Remember the strained spices with sugar? Get them now and add them to your tea. Wait. Smell it. Now add the juices and behold that beautiful color!
4 ♥
Keep it warm and drink it. Enjoy!
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