Drink
Không Độ iced green tea
A homemade take on Không Độ, the bottled Vietnamese iced green tea also sold as C2. Steep it strong, sweeten it, then chill it hard before serving over ice.
PrepPr5 minCookCk10 minTotalTot15 minServesSrv4
Ingredients
- 6 g dried green tea leaves
- 300 ml purified water (boiling)
- 150 g granulated sugar
- 20 ml fresh lemon juice (from about 3 lemons)
- 8 ml honey
Directions
- Place the green tea leaves in a heatproof container and pour over 300 ml boiling purified water.
- Steep for 5 minutes, then strain and discard the leaves.
- Add the sugar to the hot tea and stir until fully dissolved. Bring to a brief boil.
- Remove from heat, add the lemon juice and honey, and stir well.
- Bring the mixture to a final brief boil, then remove from heat.
- Let cool completely, pour into a bottle, and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.
- Serve over plenty of ice.
