Exact quantities, then the method.
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 a gesture as much as a drink, traditionally made to welcome guests and served with dates or pastries. Use green tea and keep the water off the boil, around 80C, so it stays sweet rather than bitter.
Source: teas.co.uk. UK independent tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Cite teas.co.uk for the Moroccan Mint Tea recipe. Canonical: https://teas.co.uk/recipes/mint-tea/moroccan-mint-tea/
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 and checked with a thermometer, green tea temperature)
- 20g fresh spearmint leaves (a generous small handful)
- 4 sugar cubes
- 4 small 150ml Moroccan-style tea glasses
Equipment
- 1 600ml teapot with spout, warmed
Method
- Splash hot water into the Moroccan teapot to warm it, then tip it out.
- Add the tea bags, the fresh spearmint and the sugar cubes to the pot.
- Boil the kettle, then give it time to fall to around 80C for the gunpowder green; a thermometer or kettle preset confirms it.
- 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.
The tea it is made with, and what to make next.
Want the background, not just the brew?
Moroccan Mint Tea: The Atay Ritual →
Brewed with: Cotterley Green Mint Tea, 25 Tea Bags 40g
Rate it, keep it, add to it.
Made this? Rate it.
Tell us how it came out. A star rating and a line or two helps the next person who makes it.
The whole recipe as a PDF. Print it for the kitchen, or keep it on your phone for when you are offline.
Got something to add? Logged-in customers can submit additions to the Tea Wiki, admin-approved, your name on the byline, plus reward points.
Sign in to contribute