Tea
Ingredients
Directions
Scald the teapot and add the tea, using 1 teaspoon for each person plus 1 extra.
Boil water in a kettle.
Pour boiling water over the tea, using about 1 cup of water for each teaspoon of tea.
Cover the teapot and let it steep for 3 to 4 minutes.
Serve immediately to avoid bitterness.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Tea
- Provides the main flavour and aroma, which is released into the water during steeping.
The step that matters
Steeping time. Steeping too long draws out tannins, which make tea bitter and astringent. Timing the steep to 3 to 4 minutes, then serving promptly, keeps the flavour balanced.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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