Mint And Lime Iced Tea - cooking recipe

Ingredients

For the tea
8 cups water
8 green tea bags
1 bunch of fresh mint
1 1/2 cups sugar
To serve
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
6 fresh mint sprigs
1 medium lime, cut into sixths

Preparation

For the tea:.
Place water in a medium pot and bring to a simmer over high heat.
When water simmers, remove from heat, add tea bags and mint, cover and let steep for 10 minutes.
Once tea has steeped, discard tea bags, add sugar, and stir until sugar is completely dissolved.
Let tea cool to room temperature, then place in the refrigerator to cool completely, about 2 hours.
To serve:.
Once tea is cold, remove mint and stir in lime juice.
Taste and adjust with more lime juice or sugar as desired.
Serve over ice with a sprig of mint and a wedge of lime.