A household recipe that teaches you tips on how to create the most effective honey lemon tea. By marinating lemons in honey, it creates a drink that has a a lot richer and smoother physique. It’s soothing, therapeutic, and so comforting!
There are lots of honey lemon tea recipes on the web, however my household makes use of a really totally different strategy. As a substitute of compacting just a few drops of lemon juice and including honey to a glass of water, this recipe marinates lemon slices for every week. It yields a concentrated lemonade that’s clean and wealthy and has an awesome taste.
It looks like lots of hassle to take such a detour, simply to create a glass of lemonade. However when you do that recipe as soon as, you’ll discover it creates a far superior taste. The marinating course of will get rid of the bitterness and astringent mouthfeel of the lemon. The honey will trigger the lemon to dehydrate, together with the rind. After every week, the honey within the jar will flip to a candy, wealthy, and tangy liquid. You should use this liquid together with the lemon slices to create any drink you want.
There are just a few methods to serve the lemon tea. To make a chilly drink, you possibly can mix the honey lemon liquid with chilly water or soda. You can too mix the lemon and liquid with a small quantity of sizzling water first, to let the lemon launch extra taste, then add ice water later to make it a chilly drink. I like to recommend the latter method in case you have extra time.
My mother at all times makes sizzling tea with this recipe. Merely add just a few spoons of the liquid and a pair lemon slices to a giant cup, pour in some sizzling water and throw in a black tea bag. You should have a really wealthy lemon black tea in 3 minutes.
After the move to Austin, I knew it will take me a while to beat the jet lag, so I made a giant jar of this quickly after arrival. It’s such a soothing and therapeutic drink and it makes me really feel at dwelling instantly, even with my baggage but to be unpacked. 🙂
Mother’s Greatest Honey Lemon Tea
A household recipe that teaches you tips on how to create the most effective honey lemon tea. By marinating lemons in honey, it creates a drink that has a a lot richer and smoother physique. It’s soothing, therapeutic, and so comforting!
Substances
- 2 kilos (900 grams) lemon , sliced
- black tea luggage (Non-compulsory)
- 3 to 4 cups honey , or sufficient to cowl the lemon slices
Directions
Make lemon marinade
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Clear a half-gallon (2-liter) air-tight jar totally with dishwasher and let air dry. When you have additional considerations, boil the jar to sanitize it, then let it air dry.
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Wash lemons totally and allow them to air dry. Or you should utilize paper towels to pat dry.
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Slice lemons and place within the half-gallon (2-liter) air-tight jar. Attempt to prepare them tightly in order to go away little house between the slices. You must depart the highest third of the jar empty, as a result of you will have that house to re-arrange the lemon slices and stir later.
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Pour honey into the jar. The honey ought to nearly cowl the lemons.
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Seal the jar with the lid and place it within the fridge.
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Each two to 3 days, use a clear spoon to scoop the lemons and honey from the underside and drizzle them on prime. The honey can be very thick on the underside.
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The marinade can be prepared in a couple of week. By then, the lemons will lose lots of their juice and the feel of the liquid within the jar can be very skinny, nearly like water.
To serve the tea
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Add 3 to 4 tablespoons of the liquid and some slices of marinated lemon into a giant glass.
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(Possibility 1) Add sizzling water till it fills half of the glass. Stir and let relaxation for 3 minutes. Add ice water to make it a chilly drink. The drink can be extra flavorful this manner than utilizing chilly water immediately.
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(Possibility 2) Add chilly water or soda to make a fast chilly drink.
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(Possibility 3) Add a black tea bag and sizzling water to the glass to make honey lemon black tea.
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(Possibility 4) Add sizzling water to the glass to make it a sizzling drink.
