Ginger Chai
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
2 mugs
- Serves:
- 2
ingredients
- 1⁄8 cup fresh ginger, about an inch, peeled and cut into 2 pieces
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 star anise (with more for garnish if desired)
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons orange zest
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 2 tablespoons honey (to taste)
- 1 tablespoon loose black tea leaves
- milk, to taste
directions
- Peel the ginger, and cut the cube into 2 pieces.
- Place the ginger, cinnamon, anise, orange zest, cardamom in a piece of cheesecloth.
- Fill the cup(s) you will be using with water twice and add to the pot.
- Add the honey and the bag of spices to the pot.
- Bring to a boil, stirring.
- Then, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Remove the lid, and add the loose tea.
- Stir while increasing the heat to bring the mixture back to a boil.
- Boil for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and add enough milk, a little at a time, to achieve the desired caramel color.
- Remove the cheesecloth sack and serve hot.
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I'm a type-2 diabetic who loves to bake and regularly struggles through making meal-plans and cooking nightly. I don't have a big freezer but am a big fan of OAMC.