Christmas Tea (Peruvian Style) recipe

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Ingredients

2 quarts water
1 large Granny Smith apple, cubed
10 Wuyi tea bags
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 coffee filter
1 (4-inch piece) kitchen string
1 cup anisette liqueur
2 (1 gram) packets sucralose sweetener (such as Splenda®), or to taste

Nutrition Info

52 calories
carbohydrate: 8.8 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.1 g
fiber: 0.9 g
protein: 0.2 g
saturatedFat: : -
servingSize: -
sodium: 9 mg
sugar: 7 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Remove from heat. Add apple and tea bags. Let stand, about 5 minutes.

  2. Place cinnamon, peppercorns, allspice, and cloves in the coffee filter. Tie securely with kitchen string and add to the saucepan. Steep until flavors combine, about 10 minutes. Discard apple. Steep tea for 5 minutes more.

  3. Strain tea into serving cups. Add 2 tablespoons anisette liqueur and some sweetener to each cup.

Recipe Yield

2 quarts

Recipe Note

When I was younger, my family would always make Aguadito de pollo (made with beer and large Peruvian potatoes) during the holidays, which they allowed to cook for 3 days to concentrate the flavors. Due to the nature of the stew and its ability to upset your stomach, they served it with this tea. It's an amazing soup and an even better tea. I hope everyone enjoys it!

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