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Love Tea




Source of Recipe


Eric Ripert, executive chef of New York's Le Bernardin restaurant


List of Ingredients




2 tablespoons fresh lemon grass, chopped (or 1 teaspoon dried lemon grass)

1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped (or 1 teaspoon powdered ginger)

1 cinnamon stick, broken in half

5 pods of cardamom, cracked

1 teaspoon anise seed

2 cloves

1 tablespoon dried peppermint

1 teaspoon Earl Grey tea

1 teaspoon green tea

3 teaspoons honey

2 teaspoons rosewater

4 teaspoons orange-blossom water

Recipe



In a saucepan, bring 4 1/2 cups of water to boil. Turn off the heat and add the ginger, lemon grass, cinnamon, cardamom, anise seed and cloves. Mix lightly, cover and let the mixture infuse for 5 minutes. Next add the peppermint, Earl Grey and green tea. Allow to infuse for 5 more minutes.

To serve, pour into each glass 3/4 teaspoon of honey, 1/2 teaspoon rosewater and 1 teaspoon orange-blossom water. Strain the tea and pour into each mug and stir. Serve immediately. Makes 4 servings.