Moroccan Mint Tea

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon loose Chinese gunpowder green tea
• 5 cups boiling water
• 3 to 4 tablespoons sugar
• or to taste
• 1 large bunch fresh mint (1 ounce)
• a 1- to 1 1/2-quart teapot

Instructions

1. 1

   Put tea in teapot and pour in 1 cup boiling water, then swirl gently to warm pot and rinse tea.

2. 2

   Strain out and discard water, reserving tea leaves in pot.

3. 3

   Add remaining 4 cups boiling water to tea and let steep 2 minutes.

4. 4

   Stir in sugar (to taste) and mint sprigs and steep 3 to 4 minutes more.

5. 5

   Serve in small heatproof glasses.