How to Brew Spanish Orange Tea Recipe

The recipe

Exact quantities, then the method.

Orange and Black Tea is a proper classic, the sort of bright, sunny cup that gets you going in the morning or sees the afternoon along. One bag, water at a full boil, four minutes covered, and the orange comes through warm and rounded rather than sharp.

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The little extra that makes it: peel a thin strip of fresh orange and twist it over the cup before you drop it in. That sends a fine mist of citrus oil across the surface, which is where most of the aroma actually lives. No need for sugar, though a small spoon of honey suits it if you like.

⏱ 5 min 🍽 Serves 1 📊 Easy 📚 Fruit Tea Recipes

You'll need

1 tea bag of Lipton Black Tea with Spanish Orange
250ml freshly drawn water at 100C, just off the boil
1 thin strip of fresh orange peel, peeled with a vegetable peeler
1 250ml mug, warmed
1 saucer for covering during steep

Method

Warm your mug and bring the water to a full, rolling boil.
Add one tea bag and pour over 250ml of the boiling water.
Cover and steep for four minutes.
Lift out the bag, draining it against the rim.
Peel a thin strip of orange, twist it over the cup to release the oils, then drop it in.
Tip: use just the coloured peel, not the white pith underneath, which turns it bitter.

What you'll end up with: A warm, rounded cup of orange black tea, the aroma lifted by a fresh twist of peel.

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