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• Recipe Overview
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• Cuisine

  European >> Irish >> Irish

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Simple Syrup: | 2. In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, water, and 8 mint sprigs and bring to a boil. Simmer the mixture over moderate heat until the sugar dissolves.Remove from the heat and let cool slightly, about 10 minutes. | 3. Strain the mint syrup into a blender and puree with the 1 cup of mint leaves. | 4. In a large saucepan, bring the cold water to a boil. Remove from the heat, add the tea bags and let steep for 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags and let cool to room temperature. Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate until chilled. | 5. Pour the tea into a pitcher, add the lemon juice and stir in 3/4 cup of the mint syrup, or more to taste; refrigerate the remaining syrup for later use. Serve in 8 tall glasses over ice, garnished with a mint sprig and a slice of lemon. | 6. MAKE AHEAD The iced tea can be refrigerated in a covered pitcher for up to 2 days. NOTES To make the tea faster, steep the tea bags in 4 cups of boiling water for 10 minutes; then stir in 4 cups of ice water. Proceed with the recipe. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
sugar	1	cup		805.98	201.59599999999998	0.0	0.0
water	1	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
mint leaf	1	cup		-	-	-	-
cold water	8	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
tea	8	bag		-	-	-	-
lemon juice	1/4	cup		13.42	4.209	0.2135	0.1464
lemon	1		sliced	1.2808	0.4116	0.0486	0.0132
ice cube				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.