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Tea Extract
Tea extract is a highly concentrated version of tea used in various recipes. This recipe attempts to emulate various commercial products that condense tea at a 10:1 ratio.
Ingredients
- water1 cup
- tea bag or loose leaf tea, or 1 tsp (5 mL) loose leaf tea1 bag
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 4 steps
Boil the water.
Steep the tea bag or loose leaf tea in the water for five minutes.
Remove the tea bag or strain out the tea leaves.
Boil the tea until 90% has evaporated and only 10% of the original volume remains.
Region evidence: no stated origin (basic dish)