Gina's Spiked Sweet Tea

Name: Gina's Spiked Sweet Tea
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 10 servings Crushed ice; 2 lemons, sliced; 10 servings Mint, for garnish; 1 bunch mint leaves, reserve 10 sprigs, for garnish; 237 milliliters superfine sugar; 473 milliliters sweet tea vodka, chilled (recommended: Firefly); 4 hibiscus tea bags; 2 liters water

Gina's Spiked Sweet Tea requires around 20 minutes from start to finish. One serving contains 85 calories, 0g of protein, and 0g of fat. This recipe serves 10. Not a lot of people really liked this beverage. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, fodmap friendly, and vegan diet. A mixture of hibiscus tea bags, tea vodka, water, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It is a rather expensive recipe for fans of Southern food.

Instructions

Bring the water to a boil in a large pot over medium heat.

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Add the tea bags and turn off the heat.

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Let steep for 10 minutes.

Remove the tea bags, stir in sugar and let cool completely.

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Muddle the mint leaves in a glass pitcher along with, the tea, the vodka, and the lemon wheels. Stir to combine with a wooden spoon.

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Serve in tall glasses filled with crushed ice and garnished with a sprig of mint.

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Servings:

10servings

Crushed ice 2

lemons, sliced 10servings

Mint, for garnish 1bunch

mint leaves, reserve 10 sprigs, for garnish 237milliliters

superfine sugar 473milliliters

sweet tea vodka, chilled (recommended: Firefly)4

hibiscus tea bags 2liters

water

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern on the menu? Try pairing with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try Weingut Schneider Niederhauser Hermannshohle Riesling Trocken. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 30 dollars per bottle.