Pantry recipe

Black Tea with Orange and Clove

Malty black tea, citrus perfume and a gentle warmth of clove.

6 min 1 cup · 250 ml Hot Caffeinated Easy

Ingredients

300 mlwater
1 bag or 2 gblack tea
3 stripsorange peel, without the white pith
2cloves
1 tsphoney (optional)

Method

  1. Boil the water with the cloves and orange peel for 2 minutes.
  2. Turn off the heat, wait 30 seconds (the water drops to about 95 °C) and add the black tea.
  3. Cover and steep for 4 minutes. Strain and sweeten with honey if you like.

Tip: Twist a strip of peel over the cup before serving: the orange oils perfume the drink.

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