Thai red tea leaves are blended with star anise, cinnamon and vanilla. The steeped tea then is flavored with sugar and, after being cooled, is mixed with cream and often condensed milk for a refreshing creamy drink
Ingredients
- 6 cups water
- 1 cup Thai tea
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 6 tablespoons cream
- 6 tablespoons condensed milk
Directions
In a kettle, bring the water to a boil. Place the tea in a teapot or glass container. Pour the water over the tea and let steep until bright orange in color, 3 to 5 minutes. Strain into a clean container, such as a pitcher (or, if in tea bags, remove the bags). Add sugar and stir to dissolve. Let cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Fill 6 tall glasses with crushed ice and add tea to 3/4 full. Add 1 tablespoon cream and 1 tablespoon condensed milk to each glass.
Serve with iced-tea spoon so guests can swirl the mixture themselves.
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By catnapping
Madison, WI
on April 29, 2012
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I've been looking for the perfect Thai iced tea recipe for years, and I've finally found it! The key seems to be adding the sugar as Emeril recommends, rather than putting a little into each glass as so many other recipes call for. This tea is very sweet, so cut the sugar if you want it to be a little less so.
One of the other reviewers mentioned that the sweetened condensed milk falls to the bottom of the glass in a glob, and I had the same problem the first time I made a cup. The solution appears to be mixing the condensed milk with the cream in a small bowl first, until blended, and then adding it to the cup of tea. I haven't had any problems since discovering this fix.
By Thai Iced Tea
Santa Barbara
on June 26, 2011
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Original name of this tea is Cha Dum Yen what literally mean Tea Black Ice : And Cha Yen is the same tea but with milk. Here you can buy a full set to make thai iced tea at home: thaiteaset dot com Love it! :
By icecreami
on November 10, 2010
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First of all, Thai tea IS Thai iced tea. "1 cup of Thai tea" is not an ingredient, and presumably you don't already have the finished product on hand. Luckily due to its increasing popularity in the US, you can buy Thai tea powder mix from ethnic stores and online. Thai (iced tea is actually made from BLACK TEA. Refer to Giada's Thai Iced Tea Recipe if you do not have or do not plan on buying the powder mix.
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