Iced Yerba Mate, Terere Style
Iced yerba mate the South American way, brewed cool and served over ice with lime, sharp, grassy and refreshing.
In Argentina and Paraguay they do not let summer get in the way of their mate; they drink it cold and call it terere. It is sharp, grassy and properly refreshing, with the gentle lift mate is known for. The one thing to remember is the water: keep it well off the boil, around 80C, or mate turns bitter and harsh. A wheel of lime, the way they do it over there, sharpens the whole glass.
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You'll need
- 2 pyramid tea bags of Teapigs Yerba Mate
- 200ml freshly drawn water cooled to 80C
- 200ml cold still water
- 1 fresh lime wheel
- 1 tall 450ml glass, chilled in the freezer for ten minutes
- Enough cubed ice (about 250g)
- 1 small jug for steeping, 1 saucer for covering
Method
- Boil the kettle and let it stand a minute or two to drop to around 80C; mate should never see boiling water.
- Steep the 2 pyramid bags in 200ml of the cooled water for five minutes under a saucer, then lift them out.
- Cool the brew right down in cold water or the fridge.
- Fill a tall glass with ice and pour the cooled mate over.
- Lengthen with the cold water, easing it down the back of a spoon.
- Drop in the lime wheel and give it a gentle squeeze.
- Tip: a few fresh mint leaves are traditional in terere as well, and lift the grassy notes nicely.
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Brewed with: Teapigs Yerba Mate, 15 Tea Bags 37.5g
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