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

Equipment

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 the orange bag out and let it drain on 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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