Cooking with Teatulia Teas

Green Tea Mint Julip (submitted by Justin Russell from Corridor44)

2 oz Teatulia green tea
1.5 oz Stranahans Colorado whiskey
Half a lemon sqeezed
1.5 oz simple syrup
Mint

To make the drink, start with a sugar rim cocktail glass. Muddle the mint, lemen juice, and sugar in the glass. Then add crushed ice, and pour the whiskey over the ice. Garnish with mint and lemon. Drink!


Teatulia Green Tea Poached Salmon

4 bags Teatulia Green Tea
2 half-pound salmon steaks
2 cups boiling water
5 cloves minced garlic
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. sesame oil
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp. salt/pepper
1/2 lemon

Steep tea in water for 2-4 minutes, remove bags and add garlic, ginger and sesame oil to tea. In skillet, heat oil and once hot add salmon. If salmon still has skin, place skin side up and sear other side. Sear for 2-3 minutes. Turn salmon over and add tea mixture. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and poach for 6-9 minutes. Salmon should flake easily. Once plated, squeeze lemon and sprinkle with salt/pepper. Enjoy!


Teatulia Chai Recipe

4 bags Teatulia Tulsi (approx. 4 heaping tbsp.)
4 cups water
3-4 green cardamom pods (1 tbsp. ground cardamom)
1/4 inch thinly sliced ginger
1 bay leaf
1 cinnamon stick
20 cloves
1/2 tbsp. fennel
1/2 tbsp. whole peppercorn

Bring all ingredients except the tea to a boil. Take off burner and let steep for 15 minutes. Add tea and seep for another 5-7 minutes. Strain and add sweeter and milk of choice. Enjoy!


Earl of Bengal Cookies

6 bags Teatulia Earl of Bengal Tea
2 cups All-purpose flour
1/2 cup Granulated sugar
1/2 cup Confectioners' sugar
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 tsp. Water
1 cup Unsalted butter, softened and cut into pieces

Pulse together all dry ingredients in a food processor until the tea leaves are pulverized and then add the vanilla, water and butter.

Pulse together until the dough is formed. Divide the dough in half. Place each half on a sheet of plastic wrap and roll into a 12 inch log, about 2 inches in diameter. Chill both wrapped logs for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Unwrap dough logs (one at a time to keep cold and hard) and slice into disks about 1/3 inch thick.

Place cookies on parchment or foil lined baking sheet about an inch apart.
Bake until edges are brown (10-12 minutes).
Let cool for a moment and then transfer to wire racks. Enjoy!


Queen's Tipple (submitted by Kevin Burke from Colt & Gray)

Glass: Chilled cocktail glass
Garnish: Lemon Twist

Ingredients:
1.5 oz Breakfast Gin*
.75 ozDry Vermouth
.5 oz Honey Syrup*
.5 oz Lemon
.5 oz Egg White
Orange Bitters

Method:
1. Mime shake Honey Syrup, Lemon, and egg white to froth.
2. Add Gin, Dry Vermouth, and ice
3. Hard Shake for 30 seconds, fine strain into glass. Garnish with lemon twist and 2 drops orange bitters

*Breakfast Gin: 1L of Breakfast gin with 3oz Bengal Breakfast Tea. Infuse for 30 minutes at room temperature.
**Honey Syrup: 1 Part Honey to 1 Part hot water.


Jerez Tea (submitted by Kevin Burke from Colt & Gray)

Glass: Tall Collins Glass
Garnish: Lemon wedge, mint sprig

Ingredients:
1.5 oz Amontidallo Sherry
.75 oz Grand Marnier
.5 oz Dolin Dry Vermouth
4 oz Cold brew Green Tea

Method:
Combine ingredients over ice in collins glass, stir to combine. Garnish with lemon wedge and mint flag.


Lapsang Manhattan (submitted by Kevin Burke from Colt & Gray)

Glass: Chilled Cocktail Glass
Garnish: Lemon Twist

Ingredients:
1.75 oz Sazerac 6yr rye whiskey
1 oz Black Tea infused Dolin Rosso Vermouth*
.25 oz Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
Lemon Bitters
Dash Laphraoig 10yr Scotch Whisky (any smokey whisky will do)

Method:
Combine rye, vermouth, Maraschino, and bitters over ice in stirring glass. Stir 20 seconds to chill. Rinse and discard scotch whisky in cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon twist.

*Black Tea Vermouth: Combine 3 oz of Black Tea with 750mL of Dolin Rosso Vermouth. Let rest for 30 minutes.


Swedish Toddy (submitted by Kevin Burke from Colt & Gray)

Glass: 6oz tempered Irish Coffee Glass
Garnish: Star Anise, Lemon twist

Ingredients:
1 oz Aquavit (Krogstad or O.P. Anderson)
1/2 teaspoon honey
4 oz Tulsi Infusion Tea (Hot)

Method:
Disolve honey in hot tea, add aquavit. Garnish with lemon and star anise.


Breakfast Cooler (submitted by Kevin Burke from Colt & Gray)

Glass: Tall Collins glass
Garnish: Lemon Wedge.

Ingredients:
1.5 oz Plymouth Gin
.5 oz Dolin Blanc Vermouth
.25 oz Rammazotti Amaro
.25 oz Honey Syrup
.25 oz Lemon juice

Method:
Combine ingredients in shaker tin over ice. Shake and strain over new ice in collins glass. Top with cold brewed Bengal Breakfast Tea. Garnish with Lemon Wedge


White Tea Smash (submitted by Kevin Burke from Colt & Gray)

Glass: Tall Collins Glass
Garnish: Thyme Sprig

Ingredients:
2 sprigs Fresh Thyme
1/6 Lemon
.25 oz Honey
1.5 oz Vodka
3 oz Chilled, brewed White Tea

Method:
Muddle 1 sprig Thyme with Piece of lemon in honey to extract oil. Add Vodka, tea, and ice. Top with soda water. Garnish with remaining thyme sprig.