Strawberry Hibiscus-tea Lemonade

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 cups water
• 6 hibiscus tea bags
• 2 lbs strawberries, hulled and halved
• 1/4 cup sugar, plus
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 cup lemon juice, plus
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice (from 3 lemons)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup water

Recipe

• 1 simple syrup:.
• 2 bring sugar and water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. let cool completely, and refrigerate for up to 1 month.
• 3 lemonade:.
• 4 bring water to a simmer in a small saucepan. remove from heat, add tea bags, and steep for 30 minutes. discard tea bags, and pour into a pitcher. let cool completely.
• 5 combine strawberries and sugar in a heatproof bowl set over a pot of simmering water. heat until strawberries release their juices, about 25 minutes. strain through a sieve into a pitcher. (stir gently, but do not press strawberries, or juice will become cloudy).
• 6 add lemon juice and simple syrup to pitcher and stir to combine. divide juice among ice-filled glasses, or refrigerate for up to 3 days.