We have had a number of emails this week about making Moroccan mint tea and so Sannae has this to say:
The art of tea making Moroccan style is not complex and the results delicious.
For the traditional basic recipe, you require a reasonable sized metal tea pot that can be heated on a stove or simply a pot. Bring around a pint of water to the boil and add half a handful of green tea leaves (gunpowder tea is excellent)and several sugar lumps according to taste. Bring the water to the boil again and then remove from the heat while you place a large sprig of mint ( or a couple of cups of leaves) into the water. Bring to the boil again then remove from the heat and let set for a couple of minutes.
Pour one tea glass full of tea and then return it to the pot. Repeat this a couple of times. Now the tea is ready. Pour each glass from high enough above the glass to cause the tea to foam a little.
There are many variations on this but basically it is up to you. Enjoy!
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9 comments:
a couple of cups of mint is a lot don't you think? :S
No - that is normal for our tea. We like it strong!
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No, but Lalla Mira(2)! did. Sorry my dear, but I manifest in all sorts of places. Tell me, do you also like blue? Do you like dancing? Maybe we are the same person... but until then I will remain (2)!.
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Thanks!
PS: I like dancing, and I like blue among other colors.
normally the tea is rinsed first with boiling water and swirled around a bit, otherwise it's too bitter when you actually make the tea.
Just got back from Morocco and drank a lot of mint tea during my stay. It was always served with a couple of fresh mint leaves lining the glass, which I thought made the look and smell of the drink extra special. Is this something that is done in restaurants more often than in homes?
Hi Debbie - we drink it at home just as much
Debbie, putting leaves in the glass itself is more of a restaurant thing. In homes, you really just end up with the bits that makes their way through the spout.
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