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Sweet Tea
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Also known as Southern Sweet Tea · Southern Iced Tea
Strong black tea brewed with a pinch of bicarbonate for smoothness, sweetened generously while hot and diluted with cold water, then served over plenty of ice with lemon. The house wine of the American South.
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- Servings
- Makes 2 litres
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Total
- 1 h 20 min
Ingredients
black tea bags8
water2 l
caster sugar200 g
bicarbonate of soda1 pinch
lemons1
ice cubes1 bag
Instructions
- 01
Bring 1 litre of the to the boil. Put the and in a large heatproof jug, pour the boiling over and steep for 10 minutes.
- 02
Remove the without squeezing them.
- 03
Stir in the while hot until completely dissolved.
- 04
Add the remaining 1 litre of , cold, and chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
- 05
Slice the . Serve the tea over plenty of with the slices.
Notes
- The pinch of bicarbonate neutralises bitterness and keeps it clear.
- Do not squeeze the tea bags, which releases tannins.
- Sweeten while hot — sugar does not dissolve properly in cold tea.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 100 kcal
- Protein
- 0 g
- Carbs
- 25 g
- Fat
- 0 g
Estimated from the ingredients.
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