Home mint tea نقيع النعنع.
Arabic mint tea recipe.
Fill just one glass with the tea then pour it back in the pot.
Heat on high until water is boiling and sugar has dissolved.
Let the tea brew for three minutes.
The pine nuts don t add anything to the flavor of the drink so i usually leave them off.
Some moroccans place a sprig of fresh mint leaves directly in the glass of tea.
Moroccan tea can be served with meals dried fruits and nuts an array of sweets or other moroccan tea time recipes.
Arabic mint tea.
Add remaining 4 cups boiling water to tea and let steep 2 minutes.
Fill up the pot with boiling water and let it infuse for 2 3 mins or until the liquid starts to take on a slight pale yellow green hue.
She was born sometime in 1895.
Moroccan teapots vary in size but a small pot typically holds about a half liter six small tea glasses while a larger pot holds approximately a liter 12 glasses.
Stir in sugar to taste and mint sprigs and steep 3 to 4 minutes more.
This helps to dissolve and distribute the sugar.
A light and refreshing version of iced tea that is served at all the local greek and lebanese restaurants.
Here is the recipe.
Drop the reserved mint into the cups to decorate if you like.
Try to pour from an arm s length above each glass to get that nice foamy head.
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While water is boiling add the tea bags and mint leaves and boil rapidly for 3 minutes.
A shot glass is close to the slender glasses used in morocco.
I was quite surprised to discover that this recipe actually originated in the new orleans baton rouge area.
September 7 2009 drinks the good old days of making mooneh provisions for the winter are over for a large majority of lebanese folks my grandmother s generation made mooneh dedicating days to making pickles and olives and jams and labneh balls and eggplant makdoos and moghrabiyeh and kishk.
Pour water and sugar into a teapot or saucepan to boil on the stove.
Strain through a fine mesh sieve reserving the liquid and discarding the.
Pour out the glasses of tea about two thirds to three quarters full.
Combine the mint and green tea and sugar in the teapot then fill it with the rest of the hot water.
In a blender combine the lemon juice mint sugar and 1 2 cup of the water and blend until fully liquid.
Strain the tea into cups or heatproof glasses and sweeten with honey to taste.
Set out glasses for the tea.
Serve in small heatproof glasses.
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