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Fox Sweet Tea
Fox Sweet Tea
Recipe created by Jeremy Fox
This iced tea gets an herbaceous kick from kaffir lime leaves, mint, lemongrass, and lots of citrus.

This recipe is from Ubuntu's Garden-Fresh Menu .

Servings: Serves 8
Ingredients
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 tea bags , preferably mild black tea or yerba maté
  • 2 kaffir lime leaves ; available at ImportFood.com
  • 4 mint leaves , plus more for garnish (optional)
  • 1/4 stalk lemongrass , chopped
  • 1 thinly sliced lemon
  • 1 thinly sliced lime
  • 1 thinly sliced orange
Directions
Add sugar to a pot with 2 quarts of water; bring to a boil, then turn off heat. Add tea bags, kaffir lime leaves, mint leaves, and lemongrass. Let infuse for 1 hour, then strain. Stir in sliced citrus, cool completely, and serve over ice garnished with mint.

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