Spiced Thai-Style Iced Tea Concentrate

Name: Spiced Thai-Style Iced Tea Concentrate
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 7 Assam, tea bags; 1 , cinnamon stick; 1 , star anise pod; 1 teaspoon, ground turmeric; 3 cups, boiling water; ⅓ cup, sweetened condensed milk; 1 tablespoon, sugar; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract

Thai
Beverages

By Lan Lam ･ Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2022

Cha yen, widely known simply as Thai iced tea, is a milky beverage sweetened with lots of sweetened condensed milk that's sold by Thai street vendors and served in Thai restaurants. Here's how to make your own.

SERVES Makes about 3 cups concentrate

TIME 15 minutes, plus 35 minutes steeping and cooling

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