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Iced Lemon With Tea
lisa lore
7 servings
BeginnerHere is a quick and easy recipe that I use to make a Iced Lemon With Tea when I at home.
Total Steps
8
Ingredients
5
Tools Needed
5
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Iced Lemon With TeaIngredients
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
- 6 tea bags black tea
- 2 lemons large
- 1-1/4 cups sugar
- 2 cups fresh mint leaves
Instructions
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Step 1
1.Using a vegetable peeler, remove bright yellow peel from lemons.
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Step 2
2.Combine lemon peel and sugar in a medium saucepan with ½ cup water and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar.
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Step 3
3.Lower heat and simmer 2 minutes.
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Step 4
4.Remove from heat and stir in mint.
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Step 5
5.Cool to room temperature; strain.
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Step 6
6.Steep the tea bags in 4 cups of boiling water, covered, for 5 minutes. Then remove tea bags.
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Step 7
7.Stir in syrup, lemon juice, 4 cups cold water, and ice cubes.
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Step 8
8.Serve in tall glasses filled with ice and a few mint leaves.
Tools & Equipment
vegetable peeler
medium saucepan
strainer
stirring spoon
tall glasses