Tea-infused recipes to celebrate International Tea Day
Make tea the star ingredient today as we celebrate International Tea Day on 21 May. From a spicy rooibos tea perfect to warm you from inside, to a delicious chicken dish and even a tasty (and healthy) pizza, these comforting creations are perfect for sipping, savouring and sharing.
Spiced rooibos tea with ginger, star anise and orange
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 4 rooibos tea bags
- 2 cups boiling water
- Zest and juice of 1 orange
- 2 star anise pods
- 2cm ginger, bruised
Joni Dames
‧ Recipe & styling
‧ Recipe & styling
Peet Mocke // HMimages.co.za
‧ Photography
‧ Photography
Method
- Add ingredients to a pot over medium heat. Bring to the boil.
- Immediately turn off the heat and allow to infuse for 5 minutes.
- Strain the tea, divide between cups and serve.
Tip: If you have the flu, add the juice of 1 lemon and 3 Tbsp honey to this tea.
Brown sugar and rooibos smoked chicken
- Makes 12
Ingredients
For the chicken
- 8 chicken thighs
- Olive oil, to coat
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 2 cups water
- ½ cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tbsp rooibos tea leaves
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
To smoke
- 2 cups wood chips or sawdust
- ½ cup rooibos tea leaves
- Heavy-duty foil
- Metal colander and big pot with a tight-fitting lid or roasting tin and wire rack
Amerae Vercueil
‧ Recipe & styling
‧ Recipe & styling
Gareth van Nelson // HMimages.co.za
‧ Photography
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1
Method
For the chicken
- Preheat oven to 200ºC and grease a 12-hole muffin tin.
- Place sugar in a pot over medium heat. Cook, stirring gently with a spatula, for 3–4 minutes, until it has melted and turned an amber colour.
- Whisk in the butter. Once it is completely melted, slowly pour in the cream, whisking to combine. Add the salt and set aside to cool.
- Evenly distribute apple slices and thyme between each muffin hole. Bake for 10 minutes, until the apples just begin to soften.
- Roll out the pastry. Cut out 12 circles to fit the holes of the muffin tin.
- Remove muffin tin from oven and drizzle 2 tsp salted caramel over each apple portion. Cover each one with a circle of pastry. Using a sharp knife, poke a hole in the pastry, to allow steam to be released during baking.
- Bake the tarte tatins for a further 15–20 minutes, until pastry is golden brown and completely cooked through.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely, before carefully inverting to remove from the tin. Dust with icing sugar and serve.
2
To smoke
- Mix all ingredients together and lay on a lined baking tray.
- Bake the apples and oat crumble at the same time. Bake the apples for 1 hour, until the liquid has reduced, and apples have softened. Bake the crumble until golden, about 10 minutes.
- To serve, put double-cream yoghurt in a bowl and top with apples and the crumble.
OR
- Soak the wood chips or sawdust in water for 1 hour. Drain.
- Place wood or sawdust and tea in a roasting tin. Place the chicken on a wire rack and position it on top.
- Wrap the whole lot in foil, sealing tightly. Set the stove to medium and cook for 1 hour.
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