Making the Perfect Silk Road Tea

Name: Making the Perfect Silk Road Tea
Ingredients: Fill each glass or cup halfway with tea. Add boiling water from the kettle to dilute the tea to the desired color and taste: Some prefer their tea weak, some strong. Keep the pot covered with the cozy while you drink the first glasses.; Pour a glassful of tea and return it to the pot to make sure the tea is evenly mixed.; Fill the teapot half full with boiling water. Replace the lid, cover the pot with a cozy and let the tea steep for 5 to 10 minutes. Do not steep for more than 10 minutes: The quality will deteriorate and you will have to start over.; Fill the teapot half full with boiling water. Replace the lid, cover the pot with a cozy and let the tea steep for 5 to 10 minutes. Do not steep for more than 10 minutes: The quality will deteriorate and you will have to start over.; Bring water to a boil in a tea kettle. Warm a teapot by swirling some boiling water in it; pour out the water. Place 2 teaspoons of tea leaves in the pot, using half Earl Grey and half Darjeeling to get the effect of Persian, Uzbek, Turkish or Indian tea.; Bring water to a boil in a tea kettle. Warm a teapot by swirling some boiling water in it; pour out the water. Place 2 teaspoons of tea leaves in the pot, using half Earl Grey and half Darjeeling to get the effect of Persian, Uzbek, Turkish or Indian tea.; Bring water to a boil in a tea kettle. Warm a teapot by swirling some boiling water in it; pour out the water. Place 2 teaspoons of tea leaves in the pot, using half Earl Grey and half Darjeeling to get the effect of Persian, Uzbek, Turkish or Indian tea.; Fill each glass or cup halfway with tea. Add boiling water from the kettle to dilute the tea to the desired color and taste: Some prefer their tea weak, some strong. Keep the pot covered with the cozy while you drink the first glasses.

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

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Silk Road Cooking

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2000

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Method

Bring water to a boil in a tea kettle. Warm a teapot by swirling some boiling water in it; pour out the water. Place