Tangy Hibiscus-Lime Iced Tea
- Contributed by Melissa Rubel Jacobson
- ACTIVE: 15 MIN
- TOTAL TIME: 4 HRS
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SERVINGS:
makes about 2 quarts
Recipe: Tangy Hibiscus-Lime Iced Tea
- MAKE-AHEAD
Ingredients
- 1 cup each of sugar and warm water
- Zest of 4 limes, removed in strips
- 8 cups cold water
- 3/4 cup dried hibiscus flowers (see Note)
- Ice cubes
- In a small saucepan, bring the sugar, warm water and lime zest to a boil. Remove from the heat and let steep for 30 minutes. Strain into a measuring cup.
- In a large saucepan, bring the cold water and hibiscus flowers to a boil. Remove from the heat; let steep for 20 minutes. Refrigerate until chilled.
- Strain the tea into a pitcher. Stir in 1/2 cup of the lime syrup, or more to taste. Serve the tea in tall glasses over ice.
- From Grilling's Greatest Hits
- Published June 2005





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