Pearl Milk Tea?

[chowingdowntown]

Or bubble tea or boba? I'm an ex-Californian looking for a fix...does anyone know where the best tapioca tea can be found in NYC?

Thanks!

[EbsFall39]

Ingredients (2 to 3 servings):
2 green tea bags
3/4 cup to 1 cup large black tapioca pearls
8 cups of water
sugar syrup or maple syrup
1 cup fresh fruit (strawberry) OR bubble tea powder (taro)
1/2 cup of milk or 1 tablespoon cream (optional)
ice cubes
bubble tea straw (large straw)

Part 1 (10 min)
Fill up the boiler with water and set it to boil (1). Meanwhile, fill a large pot to with 8 cups of water (2), set on high heat (3), cover and wait for water to boil (4). The water in the boiler should be boiling by now, add 2 cups of boiling water to the teabags in a large glass or measuring cup (5) and let it sit for 10 min (6). While the tea is soaking, move on to Part 2.

Part 2 (40 min)
Once the water boils, add 1 cup of tapioca pearls to the pot (1). To prevent them from sticking together, stir constantly for 5 min (2). Reduce to medium heat, cover the pot and simmer for about 15 min (3). During this time, throw out the teabags in the measuring cup and place the tea in the fridge (4). After the tapioca pearls are done simmering, uncover the lid, turn the heat off and let them sit in the cooking water for another 20 min (5). Transfer them to a strainer and wash them with cold water briefly (6).

Part 3 (10 min)
Per 1 serving, add 3 to 4 tablespoons of the cooked tapioca pearls to a glass (1). Add 2 tablespoons of sugar syrup to the glass (2). Add 3/4 cup of the tea from the fridge to the glass and stir until syrup dissolves (3). Blend about 1 cup of fresh fruit (4). Add it to the glass and mix (5). Add cream or milk (optional) (6).

Serve with ice.