Peppermint tea requires simple preparation and is a great home remedy for stomach pain. You can decide to prepare it in a simple version, following the basic recipe that involves using only mint and hot water, or make it richer and more complex according to your personal tastes. Mind tea can be served both hot and cold, as a calming and invigorating drink or to cool off a particularly hot summer day.
- Preparation time: 5 minutes
- Infusion time: 5-10 minutes
- Overall time: 10-15 minutes
Ingrediants
Hot Mint Tea
- 5-10 Fresh Mint Leaves
- 500 ml of water
- Sugar to taste (optional)
- Lemon to taste (optional)
Cold Mint Tea
- 10 sprigs of fresh mint
- 2-2, 5 l of water
- 115-230 g of sugar
- 1 Lemon (juice only)
- Sliced cucumber (optional)
Moroccan Mint Tea
- 1 tablespoon of Green Tea Leaves (15 g)
- 1, 2 l of water
- 40-50 g of sugar
- 5-10 sprigs of fresh mint
Steps
Method 1 of 4: Make Hot Mint Tea
Step 1. Bring the water to a boil
To do this, you can use an electric kettle, a saucepan on the stove or a microwave. To limit the possible waste of water, energy, time and money, try to boil only the amount of water needed to make the amount of tea you are actually going to consume.
Step 2. Wash and chop the mint leaves
Rinse the mint to remove any impurities, soil residue, or insects that may be on the leaves. Then proceed to break them up with your hands to favor the release of all the essential aromas of mint, obtaining a fragrant and tasty tea.
For this preparation you can use different varieties of mint, including for example: peppermint, spearmint and chocolate mint
Step 3. Prepare the leaves
To prepare the tea you can put the mint leaves in a special infuser, in a teapot specially designed for the use of tea leaves, in a coffee filter, in a French piston coffee maker or directly in the cup in which you are going to taste. the drink.
Step 4. Pour the boiling water over the leaves
To prevent the leaves from burning, some tea varieties require the brew water to reach a specific temperature. Since mint is a very strong and hardy plant, you can spray the leaves directly with boiling water instead.
Step 5. Infuse the tea
The peppermint tea should steep for 5-10 minutes, but if you prefer a strong tasting tea you may want to extend the brewing time. Wait for the tea to reach the desired degree of flavor (you can taste it or just rely on smell), then remove the leaves from the water. If you wish, you can leave the mint leaves to infuse so that the aroma of the tea continues to intensify during the tasting. If you haven't used a teapot or tea infuser, you can remove the mint leaves using a colander.
If you are using a French coffee maker, press the plunger when the drink has reached the right degree of flavor
Step 6. If desired, enrich the tea with some additional ingredients
After the infusion time, before enjoying the tea, you can decide to enrich it with honey or a sweetener of your choice or add a few drops of lemon.
Method 2 of 4: Make Cold Mint Tea
Step 1. Make peppermint tea
Measure the ingredients in such a way that they allow you to make a large amount of tea, then proceed with the normal preparation of the drink. Simply arrange the mint leaves in a large heat-resistant bowl, then add the boiling water. Leave the leaves to infuse for as long as necessary.
If you want to make a single serving of iced tea, use the same proportion of ingredients and the method you normally use for hot tea
Step 2. Add the sweetener and lemon
When the tea is ready, add the lemon juice, taking care to retain the seeds. At this point, sweeten it to your taste using the sweetener of your choice. For the sugar to dissolve completely, mix the drink with energy.
Agave syrup is a good liquid sweetener and a valid alternative to honey
Step 3. Wait for the tea to reach room temperature
Once it has cooled, you can strain it and pour it into a large jug. Exhausted mint leaves can be thrown in the trash. Place the jug in the refrigerator until the tea reaches the desired temperature.
Step 4. Serve with ice and sliced cucumber
When the tea is cold and you are ready to taste it, fill the glasses with ice. Thinly slice a cucumber and arrange a few slices in each glass. Pour the tea and enjoy it with whoever you want.
Method 3 of 4: Make Moroccan Mint Tea
Step 1. Rinse the tea leaves
Place them in a teapot and add about 200ml of boiling water. Stir the water to rinse the leaves and heat the teapot. Drain the water leaving the tea leaves inside the teapot.
Step 2. Make the tea
Pour 1 liter of boiling water into the teapot and leave the leaves to infuse for about 2 minutes.
Step 3. Add the sugar and mint
Let the tea steep for another 4 minutes or until it has reached the desired degree of flavor, then serve it to the table.
Method 4 of 4: Store Fresh Mint
Step 1. Freeze the mint leaves using the mold to make the ice cubes
Leftover fresh mint leaves can be stored for later use. To freeze the mint, place two pre-washed leaves inside each of the compartments of an ice cube mold. Fill the mold with water and place it in the freezer until you need to use the leaves.
- Once frozen, you can take the ice cubes out of the mold and store them in a food bag. The empty mold will allow you to make more ice cubes.
- When you need to use mint, remove the amount of cubes you need from the freezer and let them defrost in a bowl. Wait for the ice to melt, then remove the leaves from the water and gently pat them dry to dry.
Step 2. Dry the mint
Dried mint can be used for tea preparation or inserted in single-dose refillable capsules of coffee machines. Take a few sprigs of fresh mint and tie it loosely, you can use rubber bands or string. Hang them upside down in a warm, dry spot until the leaves are completely dehydrated and crumbly to the touch.
- Compared to other herbs, mint contains a higher amount of moisture, so it may take up to several days or weeks for complete drying, depending on the climatic conditions. A warm and dry environment allows to reduce the time of the process.
- Once dry, you can place the mint leaves in a food bag or between two sheets of baking paper and then crumble them. Store them in a spice jar.
Advice
Honey and lemon added to tea can relieve sore throats
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