How to Make Taiwanese Bubble Tea?

 

Ingredients

• For 2 servings,
• Black tea
• 2 cups water(480 g)
• 6 black tea bags

• Tapioca pearls and brown sugar syrup
• ½ cup medium black tapioca pearls(50 g)
• 2 cups brown sugar(440 g)
• 1 cup hot water(240 mL)

• Assembly
• ½ cup tapioca pearls(50 g), cooked
• ½ cup ice(30 g)
• brown sugar syrup, to taste
• 1 cup black tea(240 mL), chilled
• ¼ cup half & half(60 mL)

• Special equipment
• 2 wide-opening straws

Method

• In a medium pot over high heat, combine the water and tea bags. Bring to a boil, then remove the pan from the heat and let the tea cool to room temperature.
• Bring a medium pot of water to boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, add the tapioca pearls and boil until softened, about 20 minutes.
• Drain the pearls through a strainer.
• Set the strainer with the pearls over a medium bowl. Add the brown sugar to the strainer and pour the hot water over.
• Stir to dissolve the brown sugar. Soak the pearls in brown sugar syrup for 30 minutes, then store the bubbles and syrup separately until ready to serve.
• Assemble the tea: Divide the pearls and ice between 2 glasses, then add the brown sugar syrup, tea, and half and half.
• Stir with a wide-opening straw, then serve.
• Enjoy!