Barbados Tea with Lime and Simple Syrup
Ingredients
- yield: 2 quarts
- Inspired by iced tea served on the island of Barbados West Indies. The is made unsweetened and served with a splash of lime and each glass is individually sweetened with a simple syrup. It solves the dilemma of serving sweet and unsweet tea to the same group.
- brew the tea:
- cold tap water
- 3 Luzianne family size tea bags
- Fill a small sauce pan two-thirds full of cold tap water. Cover and bring to a boil. When boiling remove the saucepan from heat and place the tea bags in the water. Cover and let steep for 5 minutes. Do not steep for longer or the tea will be bitter.
- After 5 minutes remove the tea bags but don't throw the away. Add the steep tea to a 2 quart pitcher.
- Return the tea bags to the saucepan and fill the saucepan with water. Dunk the tea bags in the water a few times and then pour into the pitcher with the brewed tea. Continue until the 2 quart pitcher is full.
- make the simple syrup:
- 1 cup cold tap water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- Rinse the saucepan you used to brew the tea. Add water and sugar to the saucepan.
- Place on medium heat stir occasionally, until the sugar has melted.
- Pour into a small pitcher.
Instructions
- assemble the tea:
- Fill a glass with ice.
- Pour brewed tea over ice.
- Add lime wedges.
- Pour in a small amount of simple syrup. Stir and taste. Adjust for additional simple syrup or lime as desired.
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