Moroccan Mint Tea
Mint tea the Moroccan way: green tea brewed in a pot with fresh spearmint and sugar, poured from height into little glasses.
Mint tea done the Moroccan way: brewed in a pot with a generous handful of fresh spearmint and plenty of sugar, then poured into little glasses from a height so it lands with a frothy head. It is as much a ritual as a drink, traditionally made to welcome guests and served alongside dates or pastries. Use Green Tea and keep the water off the boil, around 80C, so it stays sweet rather than bitter.
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The high pour is the fun bit, and the foam it makes is the sign of a proper cup.
You'll need
- 3 tea bags of Cotterley Green Mint Tea
- 600ml freshly drawn water at 80C (cooled from boil for 90 seconds, green tea temperature)
- 20g fresh spearmint leaves (a generous small handful)
- 4 sugar cubes
- 1 600ml teapot with spout, warmed
- 4 small 150ml Moroccan style tea glasses
Method
- Warm the teapot with a splash of hot water and tip it out.
- Add the tea bags, the fresh spearmint and the sugar cubes to the pot.
- Boil the kettle and let it stand a minute or two to drop to around 80C.
- Pour the cooled water into the pot, put the lid on, and steep for four minutes.
- Pour into the small glasses from a height of about 30cm, which aerates the tea and builds a frothy head.
- Serve at once, traditionally with dates or a little pastry.
- Tip: if the first pour does not foam, tip it back into the pot and pour again from height; the second go usually does it.
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Brewed with: Cotterley Green Mint Tea, 25 Tea Bags 40g
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