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Arabic Tea with Mint (Shai Bil Na'ana'a)
A comforting mint tea that’s meant to be savored and shared with friends. With only a few simple ingredients, it’s so easy to make!
Cook Time
mins
Servings: 6 cups
Calories: 18 kcal
Course:
Drinks
Cuisine:
Middle Eastern
Ingredients
- 6 cups water
- 2 teaspoons loose-leaf black tea, or more if you like your tea strong
- 6-8 fresh mint leaves, a large handful
- sugar or sweetener, optional
Instructions
- Bring the water to a rolling boil in a tea kettle or medium saucepan. Stir in the tea and allow it to boil for 1 minute to help "agitate" the tea leaves.
- Turn off the heat and immediately add the fresh mint leaves. Cover and allow the tea to steep for 5 minutes. Ideally, your tea should be an amber red (a deep red indicates that the tea may have over-steeped).
- Divide the tea among cups (preferably clear teacups), pouring through a small mesh strainer to strain the leaves. Serve with sugar on the side so guests may add as much as they like.
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Notes
- This recipe and excerpts in this post are from my debut book, The Mediterranean Dish Cookbook: 120 Bold and Healthy Recipes You'll Make on Repeat (Clarkson Potter, 2022).
- A note on sweetener: It is more traditional to sweeten the water in the pot ahead of time, but I like to allow everyone to add sugar or honey to their taste.
- For best flavor: try to use purified water as opposed to tap water, if possible. Purified water is neautral-tasting (PH 7), so it will not alter the taste of your brewed tea.
- Visit our shop to browse quality Mediterranean products including honey, olive oils, spices and more.
Nutrition Information
Calories
1.8kcal
(0%)
Carbohydrates
0.4g
(0%)
Protein
0.1g
(0%)
Fat
0.02g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.01g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.01g
Sodium
12.6mg
(1%)
Potassium
14.2mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.2g
(1%)
Vitamin A
106.2IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
0.8mg
(1%)
Calcium
13.2mg
(1%)
Iron
0.1mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 18
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 1.8kcal | 0% |
| Carbohydrates | 0.4g | 0% |
| Protein | 0.1g | 0% |
| Fat | 0.02g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sodium | 12.6mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 14.2mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.2g | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 106.2IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.8mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 13.2mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.