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Bubble Tea
An Asian treat, the “bubbles” (large pearl tapioca)
are an acquired taste, but they are what really
make this delicious tea special. A lot of these steps
can be done the day before so that they can chill/
soak overnight.
Makes 2 servings
2 tablespoons large pearl tapioca, dried
2 cups room temperature water
¼ cup packed light brown sugar
¼ cup granulated sugar
3 cups water
2 teaspoons black tea
(or two tea bags)
¼ cup half & half
ice (optional)
Put the dried tapioca in a medium bowl and add the
room temperature water. Cover and let sit overnight
to soften. Once plumped, strain, discarding water
and reserving the tapioca (tapioca should be
gummy-like in texture and taste).
Prepare the sugar syrup. In a small saucepan,
combine the sugars and 1 cup water and set over
medium-low heat. Let mixture heat until all of the
sugar has dissolved. Cool mixture to room
temperature.
Prepare the tea. Fill the Cuisinart
®
PerfecTemp
™
Programmable Tea Steeper & Kettle with water to
the 2-cup marking. Put the tea into the tea infuser.
Insert the tea infuser into the infuser holder and lock
in the raised position. Insert raised steeping
assembly into kettle. Turn kettle on, select the Black
setting (Boil–212°F) and press Temp Start.
Once the water reaches temperature, the timer will
display 4 minutes. Lower the tea infuser into the
heated water by turning the steeper lid to the DOWN
position. Press Time Start to begin countdown.
Once the time has elapsed, raise the tea infuser
from the water by turning the steeper lid to the UP
position. Turn unit off and cool to room temperature.
To serve: Put 2 tablespoons each of the plumped
tapioca, sugar syrup and half & half into a tall glass.
Add 1 cup of the tea into the glass and stir to
combine. Add ice if you desire a cooler drink.
Repeat with second serving.
Serving note: Traditionally, Bubble Tea is served
with a large, wide straw so the tapioca can be
enjoyed while sipping the tea.
Iced Tea
Double brewing tea makes for a delicious iced
tea. Serve immediately over ice or chill in the
refrigerator. The recipe below calls for black tea,
but any tea can be iced. Teas and tastes vary – so
feel free to experiment with the amount of tea to
use to find your favorite strength. Doubling works
well for black tea, but go a little less for green.
Makes four 8-ounce drinks
4 cups cold water
9 teaspoons loose black tea
(or 9 tea bags)
ice cubes
Fill the Cuisinart
®
PerfecTemp™ Programmable Tea
Steeper & Kettle with water to the 4-cup marking.
Put the tea into the tea infuser. Insert the tea
infuser into the infuser holder and lock in the raised
position. Insert raised steeping assembly into kettle.
Turn the kettle on, select the Black setting
(Boil–212°F) and press Temp Start.
Once the water reaches temperature, the timer will
display 4 minutes. Lower the tea infuser into the
heated water by turning the steeper lid to the DOWN
position. Press Time Start to begin countdown.
Once the time has elapsed, turn unit off and raise
the tea infuser from the water by turning the steeper
lid to the UP position. Remove the tea infuser from
the kettle and add ice, about 2 standard trays or 24
ice cubes. Cover with kettle lid for serving.
To serve, pour into tall glasses of ice or put kettle in
refrigerator to chill completely.
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