MINT TEA

Drinks

Dec 8

Thirsty?

Instead of coffee try this refreshing recipe. This Moroccan mint tea is served throughout the day in a traditional teapot called “ Berrad”

Simply pour hot water over a generous amount of fresh mint ; sweeten with sugar and serve hot or over ice.

WHAT YOU NEED

1- 2 Tablespoon of Green gunpowder tea

1 Bunch of rinsed fresh mint

2-3 Tablespoon of sugar

5- 6 Cups of boiling water

HOW TO MAKE IT

The typical Moroccan way is to add your dried Gunpowder green Tea in the teapot, and boiling water and let steep for about 30 to a minute. This step will open up the gunpowder leaves. Then pour it out into a glass and set aside. (It should look light color and clean)

Now, pour a second glass of boiling water and gentle shake it around and then pour it out into another glass, then discard. This step is to clean the gunpowder from any residue. You will notice that the second cup is much darker.

Now that we have a good and clean tea. Pour back the first cup of tea and let’s add some flavor.

Add 1 bunch of fresh mint and sugar for some sweetness and the remaining water to fill up the pot. On medium heat, place the Berrad on the stove and bring the water to a boiling point. About 5 minutes. Important step as it allow the sugar to caramelized.

When the teapot is boiling is ready to serve. Remove the teapot from the heat and pour all the ingredients mixtures into a glass and then pour it back into the teapot. Repeat this step a couple of times, this allows the mint mixture to blend naturally.

To get the distinctive foam from the glass, the higher the pour the better it gets.

B’Saha!