1. Lychee Tea
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Processing
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Lychee Tea For 4 people
Fresh lychee 1 kg Rock sugar 500 gr Oolong tea bags 2 bags
How to choose fresh, delicious lychee
- Good and ripe lychees will have a pink-red color, smooth spines, and when pressed, will feel slightly soft and have a springy texture.
- Fresh lychees will have a light fragrant smell, while old or spoiled lychees will have an unusual smell, similar to fermentation.
- When peeled, good lychees will have thick, soft white flesh, juicy, and easily separate from the seed.
- Avoid choosing lychees with many sharp spines as these are usually unripe and sour. Also, do not buy lychees when the skin has dried to a brown color, showing cracks and leaking water; these lychees have been stored for a long time and have spoiled, lacking juiciness and having a spoiled smell when eaten.
How to Make Lychee Tea
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Prepare lychees and cook the syrup
Peel the lychees, then use scissors to gently cut at the stem to remove the seed inside without crushing the lychee flesh. Next, quickly rinse the lychee flesh with water and let it drain.
Place a small pot on the stove, add 1 liter of water and bring it to a boil. Then, add 500g of rock sugar, and simmer for about 20 minutes over medium heat until the sugar dissolves and the syrup thickens, then turn off the heat and let it cool.
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Soak the lychees
In a bowl, add 3 ladles of syrup, then dip each lychee in this syrup and place the lychees into a box.
Next, pour the remaining syrup from the pot into the lychee box, close the lid, and place it in the refrigerator for 4 – 5 hours before serving.
Tip: To preserve for longer, do not put the syrup that has soaked the lychees into the box!
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Make Lychee Tea
Soak 2 bags of oolong tea in about 50 – 70ml of boiling water for 15 minutes.
After 15 minutes, remove the tea bags, add to a glass 4 – 5 tablespoons of the soaked lychee water, a few soaked lychees, and some ice cubes to enjoy.
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Finished Product
The lychee tea is refreshing with its own distinct and alluring fragrance. The lychee is crispy and sweet, not mushy, and the water is lightly sweet, blending a hint of aroma and slight bitterness from the tea. This is a cooling drink for hot days that you cannot miss.
2. Lychee Tea (Recipe shared from TikTok Into the Kitchen with TasteVN)
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Preparation
30 minutes
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Processing
23 hours
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Difficulty Level
Medium
Ingredients for Lychee Tea (Recipe shared from TikTok Into the Kitchen with TasteVN) Serves 3 – 4 people
Lychee 200 gr Rock sugar 500 gr Sugar 300 gr Lychee tea bag 1 box
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How to prepare Lychee Tea (Recipe shared from TikTok Cooking with TasteVN)
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Prepare lychee
After buying lychee, wash it thoroughly, then briefly blanch it in hot water, and afterwards add ice water to keep the lychee crunchy and sweet.
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Soaking Lychee
Then you add rock sugar water, 1 liter of water, and 300g of sugar to soak overnight in the refrigerator.
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Final Product
Finally, it’s time to brew the lychee tea, you use a lychee tea bag with the soaked lychee, add some ice to make it extremely refreshing, wishing you success in your preparation!
With the quick recipe shared from TasteVN, hope you can make the refreshing, mildly sweet lychee tea to quench your thirst on hot days. Wishing you success!
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