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Recipe courtesy of Alton Brown

Perfect Cup of Tea

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Nutritional Analysis
    Per Serving
    Serving Size
    1 of 4 servings
    Calories
    0
    Total Fat
    0
    Saturated Fat
    0
    Carbohydrates
    0
    Dietary Fiber
    0
    Sugar
    0
    Protein
    0
    Cholesterol
    0
    Sodium
    10
  • Total: 7 min
  • Prep: 5 min
  • Cook: 2 min
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Ingredients

4 heaping teaspoons loose tea

4 cups water

Directions

  1. Place loose tea leaves into a warmed tea kettle. Pour heated water over loose tea leaves. Let steep. Strain tea and serve.

Cook’s Note

*For Oolong and Green tea, water should simmer at 200 degrees F. and 180 degrees F. *For Irish and English tea bring water to a full boil. *Black tea should soak for 3 to 5 minutes. Oolong tea should soak for 4 to 7 minutes. Green Tea should soak for 2 to 3 minutes.

Show: Good Eats
Episode: True Brew 2: Mr. Tea

Categories:

American Tea Recipes Sugar Gluten Free Low-Fat Low Sodium

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Tea experts have a whole schedule of how hot the water should be, and how long the leaves should steep - both temperature and time are different for each variety of tea, from black to oolong to green to herbal to white, etc. Plus, not to buck the experts, but personal preference is key - my mother insists on "waving the tea bag" over the cup of boiling water; then again, she uses bags!<br />

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