- 5
- 10 mins
- 25 mins
5/5
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon loose Chinese gunpowder green tea
- 5 cups boiling water
- 3 to 4 tablespoons sugar
- 1 large bunch fresh mint
Preparation
Step 1
1. Put tea in teapot and pour in 1 cup boiling water, then swirl gently to warm pot and rinse tea.
2. Strain out and discard water, reserving tea leaves in pot.
3. Add remaining 4 cups boiling water to tea and let steep 2 minutes.
4. Stir in sugar (to taste) and mint sprigs and steep 3 to 4 minutes more.
5. Serve in small heatproof glasses.