Name: Thai Iced Tea
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 cups water; 4 black tea bags; 1/3 cup sugar; 2 whole star anise; 2 whole cloves; 1 green cardamom pod, smashed; 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk, whole milk, half-and-half cream or coconut milk

Thai iced tea is the perfect balancing act for your favorite spicy or sweet Thai foods.

Ingredients

4 cups water

4 black tea bags

1/3 cup sugar

2 whole star anise

2 whole cloves

1 green cardamom pod, smashed

1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk, whole milk, half-and-half cream or coconut milk

Instructions

1 Prepare the tea base

2 Bring the water to a boil in a small saucepan. Reduce the heat to medium, then add the tea bags, granulated sugar, star anise, cloves and cardamom pods. Simmer until the granulated sugar is dissolved, three to four minutes. Remove the saucepan from the heat.

3 Steep the tea and spices

4 Allow the tea and spices to steep for one to two hours at room temperature. Strain the tea into a pitcher, and discard the tea bags, star anise, cloves and cardamom pods. Editor’s Tip: Feel free to steep the spices in a fine mesh strainer to catch any lingering debris or spice pieces.

5 Assemble and serve!

6 To serve, fill four glasses with ice, then pour 1 cup of tea into each glass. Top each serving with 2 tablespoons of sweetened condensed milk, whole milk, half-and-half cream or coconut milk.