Iced Lemon Tea

also called iced lemon tea · 凍檸茶 · dung ling cha · dong ning cha · ling cha · lemon tea · LT · hong kong iced lemon tea · cold lemon tea · lemon ice tea · 檸茶

The table

4(or 8 g of loose leaf)Ceylon tea bagssteep 5 min, lift the bags outchill 30 min, all the way coldice in, tea over, stir it yourself
2 cups(480 mL)boiling water
5 slices(1/4-in thick, about one lemon)lemonbruise the slices against the glass
2 Tbs(30 mL; equal sugar and hot water)sugar syrup
2 cupsice
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What to lay out

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Pans and tools

1steep 5 min, lift the bags out

2bruise the slices against the glass

4ice in, tea over, stir it yourself

goes in with what steps 2 and 3 made

Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 35 min2 of 4 steps give no time
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none given
If you get it wrong
Narrow — press the slices and not the rind: crushed pith turns the glass bitter and stirring only spreads it

  1. steep 5 min, lift the bags out

    5 minwalk awayfrom the start

  2. bruise the slices against the glass

    not timedfrom the start

  3. chill 30 min, all the way cold

    30 minwalk away5 min in

  4. ice in, tea over, stir it yourself

    not timed35 min in

You'll need glass · long spoon

See how it is written
>> title: Iced Lemon Tea
>> category: Drinks
>> tags: tea, lemon, hong kong, iced, drink
>> counters: Cha Chaan Teng
>> aka: iced lemon tea, 凍檸茶, dung ling cha, dong ning cha, ling cha, lemon tea, LT, hong kong iced lemon tea, cold lemon tea, lemon ice tea, 檸茶
>> servings: 2
>> time: 45 min
>> slack: narrow — press the slices and not the rind: crushed pith turns the glass bitter and stirring only spreads it

>> step: steep 5 min, lift the bags out
Steep @Ceylon tea bags{4}(or 8 g of loose leaf) in @boiling water{2%cup}(480 mL) ~steep{5%min}, then lift them out without squeezing them.

>> step: chill 30 min, all the way cold
Cool @&(~1)brewed tea{} down and ~chill{30%min}, until it is cold to the back of a hand.

>> step: bruise the slices against the glass
Press @lemon{5%slices}(1/4-in thick, about one lemon) and @sugar syrup{2%Tbs}(30 mL; equal sugar and hot water) hard against the wall of a tall #glass{} with a #long spoon{}.

>> step: ice in, tea over, stir it yourself
Fill @&(~1)bruised lemon{} with @ice{2%cup} and pour @&(~2)cold tea{} over it.