Jasmine Tea
How to make hot & iced Jasmine tea properly.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup water + more to warm teapot
- 1 ½ teaspoons jasmine loose tea
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 the teapot and swirl it around a bit. Discard the water.
- Put jasmine tea into teapot and add hot water.
- Cover teapot and steep for 3 minutes.
- Strain jasmine tea leaves and pour hot tea into a teacup.
EQUIPMENT
NOTES
TO MAKE COLD BREW ICED JASMINE TEA
1. Put jasmine tea and cool or room temperature water in a pitcher or glass container.
Filtered water will make a better tasting iced tea.
2. Cover pitcher and put in refrigerator for 6 hours.
3. Strain tea leaves and pour tea into a cup with ice.
Ice is optional since the tea is already cold.
Hot Jasmine Tea Brewing Guide
Hot Jasmine Tea Brewing Guide
- TEA: 1 ½ teaspoons loose jasmine tea or 1 tea sachet
- WATER: 1 cup (8 fl. oz.)
- WATER TEMPERATURE: 175°F
- STEEP TIME: 3 minutes
- TEA: 1 ½ teaspoons loose jasmine tea or 1 tea sachet
- WATER: 1 cup (8 fl. oz.)
- WATER TEMPERATURE: Cold water
- STEEP TIME: 6 hours
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