Anti-influenza punch
Hot citrus and star anise punch
Hot orange, grapefruit and star anise tea punch. Makes 2 glasses
A warming hot punch of black tea, fresh orange and grapefruit juice, star anise and brown sugar: just the thing when you feel a cold coming on. For a sweeter punch, use grape juice instead of grapefruit juice, with 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and honey to taste. Serve hot, decorated with orange peel spirals.
- Total time
- 17 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
- ¾ cup boiling water1 cup
- 2 tsp tea leavesor 2 tea bags
- 2 oranges
- ½ cup grapefruit juice
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
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Method
0/7 doneStep 1: Make tea with ¾ cup boiling water and 2 tsp tea leaves. Leave it to infuse for 5 minutes.
5 minStep 2: Wash 2 oranges. Remove the peel in a very thin spiral using a sharp knife, and keep the spirals for decoration.
Step 3: Cut the oranges in half and squeeze out the juice.
Step 4: Strain the tea into a saucepan, add the orange juice and ½ cup grapefruit juice and stir well.
Step 5: Add 1 star anise and sweeten to taste with 2 tbsp brown sugar. Heat the mixture for 1 minute, without letting it boil.
1 minStep 6: Rinse out two heat-resistant glasses with hot water.
Step 7: Pour the punch into the glasses, decorate with the orange peel spirals and serve hot.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 110 kcal
- Protein
- 1 g
- Carbs
- 27 g
- Fat
- 0 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does anti-influenza punch take?
- About 17 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 7 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of oranges?
- Mandarins or clementines, same weight.
- What can I use instead of star anise?
- ½ tsp aniseeds or fennel seeds per star.
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