Armenian Iced Tea Recipes

ARMENIAN TEA

Steps:

• Bring water to boil in teapot.
• Add cloves and cinnamon.
• Simmer 5 to 7 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add 3 or 4 tea bags. Let stand for 5 minutes, remove bags and serve piping hot.

SIMPLE HERBAL ICED TEA (SUGAR-FREE)

Steps:

• Pour the water into an appropriate pitcher or empty bottle.
• Add the two tea bags.
• Let steep for at least two hours or overnight in the fridge.

LIME ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Remove from heat and add tea bags. Steep for 5 minutes. Remove tea bags without squeezing( squeezing can add bitterness).
• While tea is steeping, mix the limeade and sugar in a 2 quart heat-proof pitcher.
• Pour the tea into the pitcher and stir. Add the other 3 cups of cold water and let cool, then chill.
• Serve over ice with a lime wedge on the glass.

ARMENIAN ICED TEA

Steps:

• Place the water in a large pot. Tie the cinnamon sticks and cloves in cheesecloth; place in the water. Bring to a boil; simmer about 10 minutes.
• Remove pot from heat; remove the cheesecloth with the cinnamon sticks and cloves, and discard.
• Add tea bags to pot, if using, and allow to steep about 5 minutes. Discard tea bags. Add desired amount of sweetener, if using; stir until sweetener is dissolved.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• To serve, pour in tall glasses filled with ice.
• Variation: Mint Iced Tea.
• For minty iced tea, follow the same instructions as above, EXCEPT: add about 1 cup of fresh mint leaves, slightly crushed to release their flavor, or two tablespoons of dried mint (tied in cheesecloth) to the boiling water, and eliminate the cinnamon and cloves. Remove tea bags, and strain mint leaves before adding sweetener. Sweeten as desired. Serve with ice.