How to Bring the Boba Tea Shop Home Pt 2 (Ten Ren Milk Tea at Home)
Whenever I am in NYC or Asia, I always stop by Ten Ren for my King’s Milk Tea. It has such a unique taste and I’m obsessed with it. I bought tea bags of the King’s Tea when I was in NYC, but it did not make a good milk tea. I recently found the loose leaf King’s tea being sold online and I had to buy it. I notice they sell different grades of tea, and I saw on the Ten Ren menu that they use the 913 King’s Oolong tea.
In the past, whenever I make tea I end up with a lot of dishes; I recently came across a product on Amazon that made the process less of a pain. If you have been brewing a lot of tea at home, I recommend that you get a tea maker like this one:
What I like about this tea maker is that it can brew 2 cups of tea at a time, so it’s perfect for whenever Ernie visits. If you really want to go all out, I also recommend getting a kitchen scale. I noticed when I get new teas, the brewing instructions use grams instead of teaspoons. Also if you are a baker, a kitchen scale if very useful. Don’t even dare make macarons without a scale!
Ten Ren’s King’s Milk Tea
Equipment
- tea maker
- cocktail shaker
Ingredients
- 6 grams of Ten Ren's King's 913 Oolong Tea (around 1 tbsp)
- 1 tbsp of agave (or your preferred sweetener)
- 2 tbsp of soy milk (or your preferred milk)
- 220 ml of boiling water (around 7.4 oz)
- ice
Instructions
- Add the tea and boiling water in tea maker
- Steep the tea for 10 minutes
- Strain the tea into a bottle/cup and stir in the agave
- Then chill tea in the fridge, freezer, or in large cup/bowl filled with ice and cold water.
- When the tea is at room temp or colder you can know prepare your milk tea
- To your shaker add ice, soy milk, and the sweetened tea.
- Shake then serve
Notes
- This recipe can work for any other tea
- If using black tea you may want to add more milk
- I add 1/2 to 1 tbsp more
Enjoy!!!
