Mojitea Recipes

MOJI-TEA

Steps:

• Place tea bags and mint sprigs in a large heat-proof measuring cup. Pour boiling water over tea bag mixture and cover measuring cup with a small plate. Steep tea until desired strength is reached, 15 to 20 minutes. Pour steeped tea through a strainer into a large mason jar, squeezing excess liquid from tea bags. Discard mint and tea bags.n
• Stir sugar into tea until dissolved; add lemon juice, lime juice, and vanilla extract. Stir cold water into tea mixture. Place lid on the jar and refrigerate until completely chilled, 2 hours to overnight.n
• Fill a punch bowl or drink dispenser with ice and add tea.n

MOJITEAS

Steps:

• Place tea bags and mint sprigs into a large pitcher. Pour in boiling water; steep for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove tea bags and mint; before discarding, squeeze excess tea back into pitcher. Stir in sugar until dissolved; add orange juice and lemon juice. Pour in cold water and rum. Refrigerate at least 4 hours to overnight.n

MOJI-TEA

Steps:

• Bring 1 quart of water to a boil, turn the heat off and add the tea bags and let steep until cool. Place the sugar and 1 cup of water in a sauce pot over high heat, bring up to a boil to dissolve the sugar and then turn off the heat, allow to cool.
• Place the mint springs in a large pitcher, add the cooled sugar water and cooled tea along with the lime juice, stir to smash around the mint in the liquids. Pour over ice and serve.

MOJITEA

Steps:

• Bring 4 cups water to a boil, add the tea bags and lime peel. Remove from the heat, and let stand for 5 minutes. Remove the bags and peel, then transfer the tea to a pitcher and chill.
• Put the diced sugar, chopped lime and mint leaves in a pitcher and muddle. Stir in the chilled tea, rum and lime juice. Sweeten with the simple syrup. Pour over ice into 4 tall glasses, and then garnish each glass with a mint spring.

MOJITA

Steps:

• Place lime wedges and mint leaves in a pint glass.
• Muddle with the handle of a wooden spoon for 30 seconds.
• Add simple syrup and white rum.
• Fill glass with ice and top off with club soda.
• Shake or stir gently.
• TO MAKE SIMPLE SYRUP:.
• In a small saucepan, combine 2 parts sugar to 1 part water.
• Heat until sugar is dissolved.
• Cool before using (this keeps in the refrigerator for 1-2 weeks).
• For a fruity twist to your mojito, use flavored rum, such as mango, banana, or pineapple.
• NOTE: Muddle means to simply bruise or gently pound the limes and mint leaves to release their juices and essence. You can buy a muddler, which looks like a tiny baseball bat or billy club, at any good restaurant store.

THE REAL MOJITO

Steps:

• Place mint leaves and 1 lime wedge into a sturdy glass. Use a muddler to crush the mint and lime to release the mint oils and lime juice. Add 2 more lime wedges and the sugar, and muddle again to release the lime juice. Do not strain the mixture. Fill the glass almost to the top with ice. Pour the rum over the ice, and fill the glass with carbonated water. Stir, taste, and add more sugar if desired. Garnish with the remaining lime wedge.