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Muddling is the technique of mashing ingredients for use in a drink to add texture, scent, color and taste. Sometimes ingredients are muddled and strained, but often the ingredients are left in to make a drink more attractive. Hold the muddler in your hand and press down, twisting your wrist three or four times but never up and down smashing. Apply as much pressure as you need for whatever you are muddling. Fresh fruits and juicy vegetables like berries, melons, cucumbers and tomatoes, fresh herbs are often used to freshen the flavor of drinks and cocktails. Fresh mint leaves and fruit muddled together for iced tea, mint julep, or an Old Fashioned.
Mojito-Style Iced Green Tea Ingredients:
In a large pitcher, steep the 4 tea bags in the 32 ounces of boiling water; let them steep for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove the tea bags and place in the refrigerator for 6 to 12 hours to cool the tea. Put 1 wedge of lime, 2 mint leaves and 1 teaspoon of honey in individual glasses. Using the muddler to crush the lime, mint and honey together . Put ice in each glass and pour in the iced green tea and stir (pulling the crushed lime, mint and honey to the top).
Cuban Mojito recipeIngredients:
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