Plum Fennel Iced Tea
Serves: 2
Imelda VonRueden
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
51
Spice
52
Sweetness
52
Sourness
37
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.7
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
1
Put tea bags in a quart-size glass measure or heatproof bowl
2
In a saucepan brings 4 cups water just to a boil and pour over tea bags
3
Steep tea 5 minutes and remove tea bags
4
Cool tea and chill, covered, until cold, about 1 hour
5
While tea is cooling, in saucepan stir together fennel seeds, plums, and remaining 2 cups water and boil 5 minutes
6
Strain mixture through a sieve into a heatproof pitcher, pressing hard on solids
7
Cool mixture and chill, covered, until cold, about 1 hour
8
Stir in tea and syrup
9
Serve tea over ice in tall glasses and garnish with plum slices
10
Put tea bags in a quart-size glass measure or heatproof bowl
11
In a saucepan brings 4 cups water just to a boil and pour over tea bags
12
Steep tea 5 minutes and remove tea bags
13
Cool tea and chill, covered, until cold, about 1 hour
14
While tea is cooling, in saucepan stir together fennel seeds, plums, and remaining 2 cups water and boil 5 minutes
15
Strain mixture through a sieve into a heatproof pitcher, pressing hard on solids
16
Cool mixture and chill, covered, until cold, about 1 hour
17
Stir in tea and syrup
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Serve tea over ice in tall glasses and garnish with plum slices
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To make simple syrup: In a saucepan bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring, and boil until sugar is completely dissolved
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Let syrup cool and chill, covered
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Syrup may be made 2 weeks ahead and chilled, covered
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Makes about 2 cups
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In a saucepan bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring, and boil until sugar is completely dissolved
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Let syrup cool and chill, covered
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Syrup may be made 2 weeks ahead and chilled, covered
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Makes about 2 cups