Thai Iced Tea ชาเย็น (cha yen)

3 Tbsp (45 ml) Thai tea leaves (buy Thai tea leaves online) · 1 cup (240 ml) off-the-boil water · 1.5 Tbsp (22 ml) sweetened condensed milk · 2-3 ... SkiptoprimarynavigationSkiptomaincontentSkiptoprimarysidebar menuicon subscribe searchicon SearchFacebookInstagramPinterestTwitterYouTube ×Home»Recipes»AllRecipes»PopularClassics»ThaiIcedTeaชาเย็น(chayen) JumptoRecipe·PrintRecipe Thailandhasonefamous(non-alcoholic)drink,andthisisit:Thaiicedtea.Theorangecolouredsweetconcoctionissogooditfeelslikeitshouldbedessert.AlotoftimesIfindrestaurantsmakeittoosweet,soIactuallyprefermakingmyownsoIcanmakeitexactlyhowIwantit.IfyouloveThaiteaandyou'reacoffeedrinker,you'realsogoingtolovethiseasyThaiicedcoffee! Jumptovideo! WhatisThaiIcedTea? Let'sstartwiththetealeaves,whatisThaitealeaves?Thaitealeavesareblacktealeaves,commonlyassamtea,thathashadflavouraddedtoit.Thisflavourisusuallyvanilla.Theiconicorangecolourisnothingbutorangefoodcolouring.Iknow...it'snottheexoticteamadefromsecretThaiingredientsthatyoumighthavethought.Butthatdoesn'tmakeitanylessdelicious! SothepopularThaiicedteaisbrewedfromThaitealeaves,andusuallyhassweetenedcondensedmilkandevaporatedmilkaddedforcreaminessandsweetness.ThereareotherkindsoficedteasmadefromThaitealeaves,suchasthisThailimeicedteathatissuperrefreshingandisactuallymypersonalfavourite! WhatYou'llNeed Hereareingredientsyou'llneedtomakeyourselfsomeauthenticThaiicedtea: Thaitealeaves.ThemostpopularbrandinThailandisChaTraMue,orinEnglish"NumberOneBrand"(seepackaginginthevideotutorialbelow).ThiscompanyspecializesinteassoItrytochoosethisbrandifIcan.YoucanalsofindPantaibrand,whichI'vealsousedwithgoodresults.(BuyThaitealeavesonline)Sweetenedcondensedmilk. Chooseabrandwithonlyafewingredients,mostlymilkandsugar,suchasLongevitybrand.Beawareofcheapnon-dairyimitationcondensedmilkthatIwouldnotchoose.Ifyou'revegan,youcanusecoconutcondensedmilkinstead.Evaporatedmilk. Evaporatedmilkisusedtoaddcreaminesswithoutaddingextrasweetness.Ialwaysusefull-fatevaporatedmilk,butyoucanusefatfreeifyouprefer.Sugar.Thiscanbeaddedtotaste.Salt. Alittlesalthelpsbrightenupthesweetnessoftheteaandpreventsitfrombecomingcloying.It'salittletrickthatmakesallthedifference!Alotofice.Youshouldpackthecupwithicebeforeaddingthecoffee. HowtoMakeThaiIcedTea ThisrecipeshowsyouhowtomakeaglassofThaitea,butforalargebatch,simplymultiplytherecipeaccordingtohowmanypeopleyouwanttoserve.Youcanalsomaketheteainadvance,keepthepitcherinyourfridge,andpourovericeanytime! Steeptheteainhotwaterfor3-5minutes.Youcandothisinsideaclothfilterbagsetinyourmixingjugordirectlyinthemixingjugifyouwillfilteritthroughafilterlater.Inamixingglass,addsweetenedcondensedmilk,sugarandsalt.Pourthebrewedteaintothemixingglass.Stirtodissolvethecondensedmilkandthesugar.Atthispointyoucanfinishthedrink,orkeepitinthefridgeuntilreadytoserve. Fillaglasscompletelywithiceandpourtheteaovertheice.Generouslydrizzleevaporatedmilkoverthetopandwatchthebeautifulcascade.Giveitastirbeforeyouenjoy! ThaiIcedTeaVSThaiMilkTea Youmighthaveheardsomepeopletalkingabout"Thaimilktea"andwonderingifthat'sthesamethingasthisThaiicedteawe'retalkingabouthere.Inshort,yes.ThoughbydefinitionThaimilkteadoesnothavetobeiced.Yes,youcandrinkThaiteahotaswell,butusThaispreferourdrinkscold,so95%ofthetimeitisservedicedinThailand. Ifyouwishtodrinkithot,justskiptheiceandreducetheamountofsugarand/orcondensedmilkalittlebitastherewon'tbeanyicetodilutethetea.Iftheteaisalittletoorichorstrong,simplyaddmorehotwatertothinitout.Thisissomethingyoucanfiddlearoundwithtofindyourperfectratios. FAQAboutThaiIcedTea HowcanImakeThaiteavegan?Youcansubstitutecondensedmilkwithyourfavouritecoconutcondensedmilk.Youcanskiptheevaporatedmilkaltogether,butifyoupreferacreamierteaafteraddingthecoconutcondensedmilk,simplysubstitutewithyournon-dairymilkofchoice.OatmilktastesgreatwithThaitea.CanImakeThaiicedteawithouttheThaitealeaves?YoucantrytocreateahackedversionofThaiteabyusingassamtealeavesandaddingalittlebitofvanillaextractintoyourtea.Remembertobrewitstrongsoitcanholduptotheaddedmilks.ItmightnottastequitethesameaswhatyougetfromThairestaurants,butit'llbecloseenough.Youcanskiptheorangefoodcolouringunlessyoureallywanttocreatethaticoniclook!WhyisThaiicedteaorange?Thaiicedteaisorangebecauseofaddedfoodcolouring.ItisaddedbycommercialThaiteaproducerstoenhancethenaturalorangehueinblackteawhichtendstodisappearoncemilkisadded.Itdoesnotcontributeanytastetothetea.ArethereanyspicesinThaitea?YoumayhaveseenrecipesforThaiteawherespiceslikecardamomandstaraniseareadded,butrestassuredthatisnotwhatThaiteais.Manypeopletrytomakethetea"moreThai"byinfusingspicesthatareusedinThaicuisine,similartochai,butthisismisguided.Thaiteaisanuncomplicated"cheapandcheerful"drinkofThaipeoplethatdoesn'tcontainany"secret"ingredientsotherthanartificialvanillaflavourandfoodcolouring! WatchtheVideoTutorial! Print clockclockiconcutlerycutleryiconflagflagiconfolderfoldericoninstagraminstagramiconpinterestpinteresticonfacebookfacebookiconprintprinticonsquaressquaresiconhearthearticonheartsolidheartsolidicon Ingredients 3Tbsp(45ml)Thaitealeaves(buyThaitealeavesonline) 1cup(240ml)off-the-boilwater 1.5Tbsp(22ml)sweetenedcondensedmilk 2-3tsp(10-15ml)sugar Apinchofsalt 1-2Tbsp(15-30ml)evaporatedmilk Alotofice KitchenTools&IngredientsIUse Instructions SteepThaitealeavesinthehotwaterfor3-5minutes—youcansteeptheteainaclothfilterbag(asshowninvideo)orjustinacupandthenpouritthroughapaperfilter. Whiletheteasteeps,combinecondensedmilk,sugar,saltinamixingglass.Oncetheteaisready,pourthebrewedteaintotheglassandstirtodissolvethesugarandcondensedmilk. Whenreadytoserve,fillaglassallthewaytothetopwithiceandpourinthemixedtea,leavingalittleroomontop. Drizzlethetopwithsomeevaporatedmilkandenjoy. Note:Ifyouwanttomakingtheteainadvanceandchillbeforeserving,consideraddingalittlemorewaterbecausepouringcoldteaovericewillnotmelttheiceasmuch,anditmightbetoothick/sweet.Butdotasteandadjustaccordingtoyourtaste! JoinusonPatreonforbonuscontent&rewards! «ThaiHerb-InfusedAlcoholKaoSoiCurryPasteพริกแกงข้าวซอย»ReaderInteractionsComments Ifiwanttomakemanyservingsatonceisitbettertodothesamerecipemanytimesorcanisteepitallatonceinapitcher?Ifsoistherearatiotofollowordoisimplyincreasequantityofteaandwaterbasedonnumberofguests?Thanks Reply HiLaura,simplymultiplyallingredientsproportionallyandmakeabigbatchallatonce. Reply Sosimple!Beinglazyaboutwashingdishes,IdidallthestepsinmyYetitravelmuganditturnedoutgreat.Ilovebeingabletocustomizethelevelofsweetness-restaurantversionstendtobeoverlysweet.Anysuggestionsfortheleftoverevaporatedmilk?Ihavereadthatitdoesnotfreezewell. ★★★★★ Reply LeaveaReplyCancelreplyYouremailaddresswillnotbepublished.Requiredfieldsaremarked* Reciperating ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ RecipeRating RecipeRating Comment*Name* Email* Notifymeviae-mailifanyoneanswersmycomment. Δ PrimarySidebarConnectWithMe! FacebookInstagramPinterestTwitterYouTube SearchSearch Sawaddeeka!I'mPai,achef,author,andYouTuber.I'mheretodemystifyThaicuisineandhelpyoucookgreatThaifoodathome.HowdidagirlfromThailandcometoteachThaicookingtomillionsworldwide?Here'smystory. FeaturedOn... 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