Hong Kong Style Milk Tea

Ingredients

Instructions

1. 1

   Bring the water to a rolling boil in a pot.

2. 2

   Add the black tea leaves to the boiling water. Lower the heat and let it simmer and steep.

3. 3

   Strain the steeped tea through a fine-mesh sieve or a traditional Hong Kong-style "sock" filter into a serving container, pressing the leaves to extract all liquid. Discard the tea leaves.

4. 4

   Gently heat the evaporated milk in a separate saucepan over low heat until warm, but do not boil.

5. 5

   Pour the hot strained tea into cups. Gradually add the warm evaporated milk to the tea, stirring gently. If desired, stir in the granulated sugar until dissolved. Serve hot.