thai iced tea
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Serves: 2
 
Ingredients
  • 1.25 ounces / 35 grams / ⅔ cup loose black tea leaves
  • one star anise
  • 2 thick slices of fresh ginger
  • 2½ cups water
  • 2½ tablespoons sugar
  • 2½ tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
  • ⅓ cup evaporated milk (most authentic), cream or coconut milk (I used cream because that's what I had on hand)
Instructions
  1. Boil the water and steep the tea leaves, star anise, and ginger in the water for 5 minutes. Strain to remove solids. I ended up with about 2 cups of liquid after straining.
  2. While tea is still hot, stir in sugar until dissolved, then stir in sweetened condensed milk.
  3. Allow tea mixture to cool to room temperature or put into refrigerator. I used the fridge to cool, as I wasn't planning on using ice when serving.
  4. Fill two tall glasses with ice (or not, like me), and pour tea mixture into glasses until about ¾ full.
  5. Slowly pour in evaporated milk, keeping the dairy layer on the top of the tea layer, and DO NOT stir. I used a small strainer to diffuse the pour pressure as I slowly poured in the cream.
  6. Drink slowly. Expect some pressured speech, and perhaps the ability to stay awake for 24 hours.*
Notes
* As an alternative, the tea can be made with decaffeinated black tea or caffeine-free rooibos tea. This is something I should have done to start.
Recipe by story of a kitchen at https://www.storyofakitchen.com/drink-recipes/thai-iced-tea/