Jasmine Tea
How to make jasmine tea properly.
Servings: 1 serving
Ingredients
- 1 cup water + more to warm teapot
- 1 ½ teaspoons jasmine tea or 1 tea sachet or tea bag
Instructions
- Boil water. If using an electric kettle with temperature setting, set it to 175°F. If boiling water on the stovetop, let it come to a simmer, then turn off heat. (Filtered water is best.) Heat a little more water than needed so that it can be used to warm up the teapot.
- Warm up teapot.Pour some hot water into a teapot and swirl it around. Discard the water.Warming up the teapot is an extra step that all tea professionals take the time to do, so that when the tea steeps, the water temperature won't drop drastically.
- Put jasmine tea into the teapot and add hot water. Cover teapot and steep for 3 minutes.
- Strain jasmine tea solids and pour hot tea into a teacup.
Notes
- Jasmine tea can be had without any sugar and/or milk or just plain, without anything added.
- Tea is mostly water so it’s important to use good quality water. I recommend using filtered water.
- Green tea should be made with simmered water, not boiling hot. Using water that's too hot will make the tea bitter.
- Jasmine tea is usually made with green tea which shouldn't be brewed for longer than 3 minutes. Brewing for too long or in water that's too hot is how you get really bitter jasmine tea.
- Brewed jasmine tea can be kept in the refrigerator, covered, for up to 4 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 0.1 | Carbohydrates: 0.02g | Sodium: 12mg | Potassium: 3mg | Calcium: 7mg