Tea with orange

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 20 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   Let's prepare the ingredients according to the list: black loose leaf tea without flavoring additives, orange, sugar (if there is no allergy to taste, sugar can be replaced with honey), cinnamon, cloves. To taste, you can add ingredients such as ginger and nutmeg to obtain a more piquant taste and a warming effect.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the orange thoroughly and remove the zest using a fine grater. The main thing is not to touch the white skin of the orange, otherwise it will give the drink a bitter taste.

3. STEP 3

   

   Squeeze the juice out of the orange pulp and strain it through cheesecloth or a fine-mesh strainer so that pieces of pulp do not get into the drink.

4. STEP 4

   

   To fully develop the taste of tea, you need to follow a little trick. Firstly, a teapot or other utensils for brewing tea must be made of glass or ceramics. Secondly, before brewing tea, the kettle must be doused with boiling water and wiped dry. Place a couple of teaspoons of loose leaf tea into the teapot for one cup.

5. STEP 5

   

   Add a couple of cloves and a pinch of ground cinnamon. It is better to use not ready-made powdered cinnamon, but to grate the required amount from a whole stick.

6. STEP 6

   

   Add the orange zest to the kettle along with the rest of the ingredients. Add half a teaspoon of sugar (sugar at this stage is needed to fully reveal the flavor of the spices).

7. STEP 7

   

   Pour hot water into the kettle (hot, but not boiling water, this is also important, otherwise most of the beneficial substances contained in the components of the drink may die). You should not immediately pour water into the full kettle, but only a third of it. Cover the kettle with a lid and leave for 15 minutes.

8. STEP 8

   

   After the specified time, when the tea has brewed and all the spices have given the tea their taste and aroma, fill the kettle with hot water to the top. Pour the squeezed orange juice into cups and top it up with orange tea. The result is a very pleasant, rich-tasting drink with citrus notes that quenches thirst well, even satisfies and does not require any additives. But if you wish, tea can be served with some pastries or dessert. Enjoy your tea!

Comments on the recipe

loboda

09.09.2023

4.6

Here's another warming recipe - tea with cinnamon and lemon.

Alyona

09.09.2023

4.8

This recipe made wonderful tea! It is simply created for cozy winter evenings. A great occasion to gather the whole family at the table, share impressions of the day over a cup of aromatic, spicy, rich tea. Or wrap yourself in a blanket with your favorite book. I recommend everyone to enjoy this tea with a unique citrus aroma.

Natalia M

09.09.2023

4.8

I like to prepare delicious tea for myself, this time I shared it with my husband) I brewed tea in an ordinary half-liter jar, my kettle was busy. I laid out all the ingredients, covered it with a lid and wrapped it in a blanket. She insisted for 15 minutes as well. The tea did not turn out very dark, apparently the acid of the orange “ate” the color) I also noticed that when straining, small grains of zest passed through the sieve. Next time it’s better to grate it on a coarse grater or finely chop it with a knife. But in principle this is not critical, you can drink it just like that) The tea turned out so sunny, orange, it gives positivity in gloomy weather. The taste is very rich! The orange is felt even more than the tea itself. Both my husband and I liked the tea! Cinnamon and cloves create an incredible aroma. I'm not even talking about the orange aroma! Delicious, I advise everyone to make this wonderful tea! Thanks for the recipe!

sveta

09.09.2023

4.9

Good way!!! Thank you Instead, a video for clarity.

Lorazh

09.09.2023

5

Agness

09.09.2023

4.8

I can imagine how fragrant it will be))