My Favorite Southern Made Sweet Tea
Recipe: #10132
July 17, 2013
Categories: Beverages, 5 Ingredients Or Less, Fat Free, Gluten-Free, Heart Healthy, Low Cholesterol, Low Fat, Low Sodium, No Eggs, Non-Dairy Vegetarian, Water, more
"I learned a lot about southern cooking when I moved to Georgia back in the 80's and that every meal was accompanied by a glass of sweet tea. Sweet tea should be clear, not cloudy and I like to make mine a little sweeter because when you pour it over ice and it's still warm or it has sat a little bit, it's just perfect. The amount of sugar added is of your own choice though. I will always make sweet tea from now on no matter where I live and am glad to see that some restaurants outside of the south have started catching on and serving sweet tea as well."
Original is 16 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (32.4 g)
- Calories 96.8
- Total Fat - 0 g
- Saturated Fat - 0 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 0.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 25 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0 g
- Sugars - 25 g
- Protein - 0 g
- Calcium - 0.5 mg
- Iron - 0 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
If using tap water, let tap run for about 30 seconds to get all the stale water out of the pipe and fill a saucepan with 2 quarts fresh water.
Step 2
Bring water almost to a boil but not quite, remove from heat and add tea bags to pan.
Step 3
Let steep for 12-15 minutes depending on how strong you like it.
Step 4
Remove tea bags.
Step 5
Add sugar to pan and stir till sugar is dissolved.
Step 6
Pour tea and sugar mixture into a gallon pitcher and fill the rest of the way up with water. If using a glass pitcher, let tea and sugar mixture cool before adding to pitcher. Let tap run again for 30 seconds if using tap water before filling pitcher.
Step 7
Stir and serve over ice. Refrigerate any unused portions.
Tips
No special items needed.
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