Rosie O'Grady's Minty Lemon Iced Tea

Submitted by ForeverMama

"Nothing is better than a homemade Iced Tea with tones of minty freshness! source: Food and Wine"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 50mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 2 quarts
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• Simple Syrup

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water

• Remainder

• 1 cup mint leaf, plus 16 sprigs
• 8 cups cold water
• 8 irish breakfast tea bags
• 1⁄4 cup plus 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 lemon, thinly sliced, for garnish
• ice cube

directions

1. Simple Syrup:

2. In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, water, and 8 mint sprigs and bring to a boil. Simmer the mixture over moderate heat until the sugar dissolves.Remove from the heat and let cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
3. Strain the mint syrup into a blender and puree with the 1 cup of mint leaves.
4. In a large saucepan, bring the cold water to a boil. Remove from the heat, add the tea bags and let steep for 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags and let cool to room temperature. Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate until chilled.
5. Pour the tea into a pitcher, add the lemon juice and stir in 3/4 cup of the mint syrup, or more to taste; refrigerate the remaining syrup for later use. Serve in 8 tall glasses over ice, garnished with a mint sprig and a slice of lemon.
6. MAKE AHEAD The iced tea can be refrigerated in a covered pitcher for up to 2 days. NOTES To make the tea faster, steep the tea bags in 4 cups of boiling water for 10 minutes; then stir in 4 cups of ice water. Proceed with the recipe.

Reviews

[Linky]

This is delightful and refreshing! Made for your football win 2016

 

[Sharon123]

I halved the recipe and just love the flavor! I used decaf black tea bags. Thanks for posting! :D