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Tea Sommelier’s Milk Tea Recipe
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Ingredients
- ▢ 1 ½ tablespoons black tea, (or 3 tea bags)
- ▢ ¾ cup water
- ▢ 1 cup ice
- ▢ ⅓ cup milk or half & half
- ▢ ¾ cup water
- ▢ ¼ cup brown sugar
- ▢ ¼ cup tapioca balls
Instructions
- Boil water for tea.If using an electric kettle with a temperature setting, set the water to 208°F. Use filtered water if possible.¾ cup water
- Steep tea in hot water for 5 minutes. Strain tea leaves or remove tea bags and let tea cool.Don't steep for more than 5 minutes since it can make your tea bitter.1 ½ tablespoons black tea
- Boil water and brown sugar in a saucepan to make a brown sugar syrup. Add tapioca balls.Combine brown sugar and ¾ cup of water in a saucepan and bring it to a boil. When you see big bubbles (2-4 minutes), add tapioca balls. Keep boiling for 8 more minutes on medium-high heat. Cool slightly, until tapioca balls aren't too hot to eat. They should still be somewhat hot.(Follow directions on your tapioca ball packaging if you're using a different brand than the one I’m using.)¾ cup water, ¼ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup tapioca balls
- Add hot tapioca balls in brown sugar syrup into a cup. Add ice, cooled down tea, and milk or half & half.Serve immediately and stir before drinking. Use an extra wide straw to drink.1 cup ice, ⅓ cup milk or half & half