Best Garlic Tea Recipes

GARLIC, LEMON, HONEY "TEA"

Garlic, Lemon, Honey

This cough-inhibiting concoction may help with easing of cold symptoms. Garlic inhibits cough and cold microbes and is an effective decongestant. Honey are considered by many to be a respiratory tonic, improving breathing, and is also known to be antimicrobial, assisting the immune system with fighting infection. Lemon reduces and thins mucus and alters the body's pH, which may make it less hospitable to viruses and bacteria. I make it every winter to prevent colds and because I think it tastes good. I adapted the recipe from one in Prevention magazine. To find it, you can Google the article title: This Tea Busts Colds!

Provided by Netgirls Healthy Co

Categories Beverages

Time 15m

Yield 1/2 cup servings, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

3 cups water (reverse osmosis)
3 -6 garlic cloves, halved and sprout removed
1/2 cup honey (dark, local)
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (buy 2-3 lemons)

Steps:

Put water in a medium saucepan and add garlic.
Bring to a boil.
Turn off heat and add honey and lemon juice.
Sip 1/2 cup, three times per day.
Refrigerate leftover beverage.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 69.4, Sodium 3.9, Carbohydrate 18.9, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 17.8, Protein 0.2

TEA STEAMED CHINESE BLACK MUSHROOMS STUFFED WITH GARLIC-CHIVE FRIED RICE

Tea Steamed Chinese Black Mushrooms Stuffed with Garlic-Chive Fried Rice image

Provided by Ming Tsai

Categories appetizer

Time 40m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

Banana or cabbage leaves
2 teabags lapsang souchong (Recommended: Honest Tea Company)
Canola oil, to cook
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1/2 tablespoon ginger, minced
2 cups garlic chives, chopped 1/8-inch
2 cups cooked long grain rice
1 tablespoon naturally brewed soy sauce
Freshly ground black pepper
16 large black mushrooms, washed, de-stemmed, and rehydrated
Salt and white pepper

Steps:

Set up a steamer filled with water and lined with banana or cabbage leaves. Bring water to a boil then add the tea bags. In a hot wok heavy coated with oil, add the eggs (they should sizzle) and stir quickly. They will cook in 10 to 15 seconds. Remove eggs and set aside. In the same, hot wok, coated lightly with oil, add the garlic and ginger, stir, then the garlic chives. Add the rice and gently mix together. Add soy and season with black pepper. Add back the eggs and check for seasoning. Season each mushroom, then stuff with the rice and place in steamer. Steam hard for 15 minutes.
Plating: If banana leaves are available, line a large platter and place the leftover rice, if any, in the middle of the platter. Surround with mushrooms and enjoy.
Beverage: Lapsang Souchong tea or glass of Veuve Clicquot Blanc de Blanc or DVX

GARLIC TEA

Garlic Tea image

In Mexico, or Spain for that matter, garlic tea is served up for coughs or colds. People swear by it! The garlic oils inhibit cough and cold microbes, and they are effective decongestants. Lemon juice reduces and thins mucus, which makes it easier to unclog a stuffed up respiratory system. Lemon juice also changes the body's pH, making it less hospitable to viruses and bacteria. Adapted from Prevention magazine.

Provided by Sharon123

Categories Homeopathy/Remedies

Time 8m

Yield 3 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 4

Ingredients

3 cups water
3 garlic cloves, cut in half
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice

Steps:

In a saucepan, bring 3 cups of water and the 3 cloves of garlic to a boil. Turn off the heat when the water boils, and add 1/2 cup of the honey and 1/2 cup of the fresh lemon juice. Strain.
Sip 1/2 cup, warm, three times a day.
Refrigerate extra to use the next day.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 158.7, Fat 0.1, Sodium 8.8, Carbohydrate 43.2, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 40.7, Protein 0.4

GRILLED TEA SPICED NY STRIP STEAK WITH GARLIC BROCCOLI

Grilled Tea Spiced NY Strip Steak with Garlic Broccoli image

New York Times (7/5/00), Dr. John Weisburger: "HCA (heterocyclic amines) formed when creatine in muscle meats react with amino acids at high temperatures. Sprinkling tea on the meats could help reduce the formation of these amines. May help even to drink strong tea."

Provided by Ming Tsai

Categories main-dish

Time 15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

Canola oil, to coat steak and cook
4 (8 to 10 ounce) New York strip steaks
1/4 cup oolong tea leaves, fine grind
1 tablespoon ground white pepper
Fleur de sel
Serving suggestion: 3 cups cooked brown rice and Garlic Broccoli, recipe follows
Canola oil, for cooking
10 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon minced ginger
1 head broccoli, prepped into small florets and stem, peeled and cut into thin slices, blanched and shocked
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 cups chicken stock
1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with a little water
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

Very lightly coat the steaks in oil and sprinkle with tea, white pepper and salt.
On a hot grill, well oiled, place the steaks on cook for about 4 to 5 minutes a side, criss-crossing them for grill marks. Be careful to move steaks around if/when there are flare ups.
Let the meat rest for 5 minutes before slicing on the bias.
Place a small mound of brown rice in the middle of a plate and top with the garlic broccoli. Cut the steak on the bias and place on the broccoli. Drizzle sauce around.
In a hot wok, coat with oil and saute the garlic and ginger until soft, about 30 seconds. Add the broccoli (florets and stem). Stir-fry for 1 minute, add the oyster sauce and the stock. Check for seasoning. When liquid is boiling, add the cornstarch slurry to thicken. Cook for an additional 30 seconds and check again for seasoning.