A wonderful iced tea with great antioxidant properties and bold lemon flavor with a nice bit of caffeine,
Double Lemongrass Iced Tea
- Lemongrass Simple Syrup
- stalks of lemongrass
- 8 cups water (cold)
- 8 white tea bags
- Ice cubes
Directions
To prepare the lemongrass simple syrup: Take 6 full stocks of lemongrass with 1 cup of sugar or honey and 1 cup of water. Bring the water and sugar to a boil stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Crush and chop the lemongrass stalks and add to the water and bring back to a boil. Remove it from the stove and steep it for about 20 - 30 minutes. Once it's cool, strain the lemongrass syrup into a cup and set aside.
For the Tea: Take a large saucepan and heat it. Add 8 cups of cold water and bring to a boil with 2 to 4 stalks of lemongrass cut in half length and crosswise. Remove from heat and allow to steep for 1 hour. After an hour bring the water to a boil once again. Immediately remove it from the heat and add the 8 white tea bags into the mixture and steep it for about 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags from the lemongrass tea and allow everything to cool down until it reaches a room temperature.
Transfer to a pitcher and refrigerate until completely chilled. Remove the pitcher from the refrigerator, add ½ cup of lemongrass syrup for sweetness and stir. Serve in a tall glass filled with ice. Garnish with a lemongrass stalk.
The mixture of two lemongrass recipes gives you a 'double iced lemongrass tea on the rocks!'
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