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Bubble Tea

An iced tea drink with premade tapioca pearls.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Drinks, Party
Cuisine Asian
Servings 4
Calories 202 kcal

Equipment

  • Frying Pan
  • Kettle
  • Large Saucepan
  • Measuring Jug
  • Medium Saucepan
  • Wooden spoon
  • Stove
  • Teapot
  • Teaspoon
  • Tea strainer
  • Drink cup with lid
  • Straw
  • Whisk

Ingredients
  

Bubbles

  • 125 g tapioca pearls
  • 1 L water
  • 50 g gula merah demerara sugar
  • 50 ml water

Tea

  • 1 tbsp condensed milk per cup or 2 for extra sweet
  • 1 L boiling water or enough to fit your teapot
  • 2 tbsp loose green tea use your favourite flavour
  • 2 tbsp ice

Topping

  • 2 tbsp fresh whipped cream per cup
  • 1 tsp grated chocolate

Instructions
 

Tea

  • Boil the water in the kettle provided.
  • Add the tea into the pot.
  • Pour over the boiing water and leave to steep. (2-5 mins)
  • Strain the tea as your pour.
  • Place the condensed milk into a cup.
  • Pour in the tea over the milk ¾ full.
  • Put in the fridge to cool overnight. If you have no time you can just add ice to the tea in the cup.

Pearls

  • Bring the water to a vigorous boil.
  • Add the pearls.
  • Put on the lid.
  • Cook until soft & gelatinous. Around 30 - 40 mins.
  • The water should have reduced to around a ½ of what you began with.

Syrup

  • Combine the gula merah and water into a small sauce pan.
  • Cook on No5 until sugar has dissolved. DONOT BOIL

Pearls No2

  • Add the syrup into the pearls.
  • Stir thoroughly.
  • Cook for a further 20 - 30 mins while STIRRING CONTINUOUSLY.
  • If you dont stir it, the pearls will stick to the pan and BURN.
  • STOP COOKING ONCE THE PEARLS ARE JELLY LIKE, most of the liquid should have dissapeared.
  • You can check with your teacher if you are unsure of the correct consistency.
  • Leave to cool.
  • If you are in a hurry you can place the pearls into a bowl. then add ice and salt to a large bowl. Place the bowl with the peals on top of the ice bowl. Leave to cool.

Making your drink

  • Stir vigourously until the milk has dissolved.
  • Place pearls at the bottom of your drinks cup.
  • Add ice.
  • Pour over your cooled milk tea.
  • Whip cream until soft peaks form.
  • Grate chocolate over the top.
  • And Enjoy.

Nutrition

Calories: 202kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 36mgPotassium: 19mgFiber: 1gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 124IUCalcium: 40mgIron: 1mg
Keyword beverage, bubbles, iced, tea
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