Sandy's Sweet Tea

Name: Sandy's Sweet Tea
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 liters brewed black tea (use 6 tea bags); 2 sprigs mint, leaves only, plus more for garnish; 8 servings Rock candy, for garnish; 118 milliliters sugar; 170 grams lemon flavored vodka; 118 milliliters warm water

Sandy's Sweet Te From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 40 minutes. A mixture of warm water, mint, sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. This recipe is typical of Southern cuisine.

Instructions

In a small saucepan over medium heat combine the sugar with 1/2 cup water and add in the 2 sprigs of mint leaves. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar.

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Mint

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat and let cool.

In a large pitcher stir together the tea with the sugar syrup.

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Simple Syrup

Tea

Serve chilled over ice with a sprig of mint and a piece of rock candy for garnish.

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Candy

Mint

Ice

Add vodka, if desired.

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Vodka

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Sauce Pan

Ingredients

Servings:

2liters

brewed black tea (use 6 tea bags)2sprigs

mint, leaves only, plus more for garnish 8servings

Rock candy, for garnish 118milliliters

sugar 170grams

lemon flavored vodka 118milliliters

warm water

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern can be paired 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 Schloss Vollrads Riesling Spatlese. Reviewers quite like it with a 4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 29 dollars per bottle.