How to Make Tea
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the pot
Scald your teapot by pouring hot water into it and discarding the water.
Add the loose tea to the pot according to the number of servings.
Brew and serve
Pour boiling water over the tea leaves.
Let the tea infuse for 3.5 to 10 minutes, depending on your taste preference.
Serve the tea once infused.
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.
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What each ingredient does
- Loose tea
- Provides the flavor, aroma and color of the brewed drink.
- Boiling water
- Extracts flavor and aroma from the tea leaves during infusion.
The step that matters
Let the tea infuse for 3.5 to 10 minutes. Infusion time controls strength. Shorter steeping gives a lighter, more delicate cup, while longer steeping releases more tannins, which add bitterness and astringency. Check the time against your taste preference.
“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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