Organic Thai Iced Tea Recipes

REAL THAI ICED TEA

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Steep the tea, star anise, cardamom, cinnamon stick, vanilla bean, tamarind powder, and almond extract (if using) in the boiling water for 5 minutes.
• Strain the tea.
• Stir in the sugar and sweetened condensed milk until both are completely dissolved.
• Fill 2 tall glasses with ice.
• Pour the tea over the ice, leaving an inch or so of space at the top for the evaporated milk.
• Top up with more ice if needed, and then drizzle with 1 teaspoon of evaporated milk on each glass of tea.

THAI ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring 6 cups of water to a boil.
• Stir in tea leaves, cardamom pods, crushed clove and cinnamon.
• Cover.
• Remove mixture from heat and let steep 5 minutes.
• Pour tea through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a pitcher, discarding tea leaves (caution--don't pour hot tea into a glass pitcher as it may break).
• Add sugar, stirring until dissolved; cool.
• Cover and chill 2 hours.
• Serve in a glass over crushed ice.
• Top with 3 to 4 tablespoons half-and-half.