Lemonade Teh Mint (Homemade Mint Tea Lemonade)

 

In Indonesian & English (the English version is below the recipe written in Indonesian)

Bahan

• 75 ml Sari jeruk sitrun/nipis, 700 ml Air
• 1 st Parutan kulit jrk sitrun/nipis *
• 3½ gr (10 lembar) Daun mint+100 ml Air
• 1 st Teh hitam, 3 tangkai Daun mint
• 50 gr Gula, 3-4 sm Madu, Es batu
• Jeruk sitrun/nipis-iris2 bundar

Cara membuat

• Campur air, gula, madu, parutan kulit jeruk & sari jeruk di panci. Didihkan & masak sampai gula larut & rasa menyatu. Matikan api; masukkan teh & rendam selama ± 5 menit. Saring dengan saringan halus.
• Blender halus 100 ml air & 10 daun mint. Tuang daun mint halus ke dlm campuran teh, aduk. Biarkan hingga mencapai suhu ruang. Masukkan lemonade ke kulkas hingga dingin.
• Masukkan 1 tangkai daun mint ke dalam setiap gelas tinggi, beri es batu & 1-2 iris jeruk sitrun/nipis lalu tuang lemonade. Saat hari2 dingin, anda dapat menyajikan lemonade teh mint ini panas (tanpa es & tanpa dimasukkan ke kulkas dulu). Cukup utk membuat 3 gelas lemonade. 
• * Parut bagian kuning/hijaunya saja dari kulit, jangan terkena bagian putihnya karena pahit.

Ingredients

• 75 ml fresh Lemon/Lime juice, 700 ml Water
• 50 gr Sugar, 1 tsp grated Lemon/Lime zest
• 10 (3½ gr) Mint leaves+100 ml Water
• 1 tsp Black tea, 3 sprigs Mint, Ice cubes
• 3-4 tbsp Honey, Wheel sliced Lemon/Lime

Directions

• In a pot, cook water, sugar, honey, lemon/lime zest & juice. Bring it to a boil & cook until the sugar dissolves & the flavor blended. Turn off the heat; put in the tea & letting it steep for ~ 5 minutes. Strain the lemonade through a fine sieve.
• Using a blender, puree 100 ml of water with 10 mint leaves. Pour the mint puree into tea mixture. Let it cool to room temperature. Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.
• Put 1 sprig of mint into each tall glass; add in some ice cubes & 1-2 wheel sliced lemon/lime; then pour the lemonade over. During cold days, you can also serve this homemade mint tea lemonade hot (without the ice cubes & don't put it in the fridge). For 3 glasses of lemonade.
• * Take the green/yellow part of the lemon/lime rind only, discard white part because it`s bitter.