Hong Kong Yuanyang (Coffee Milk Tea)

Name: Hong Kong Yuanyang (Coffee Milk Tea)
Ingredients: 4 cups water; 3 tablespoons black tea leaves (or 6 black tea bags); 4 cups strong brewed coffee; 6 tablespoons sugar (or to taste); 3/4 cup evaporated milk or half-and-half

A popular Hong Kong beverage that blends strong brewed coffee with robust Hong Kong–style milk tea. The combination is sweet, creamy, and highly caffeinated, traditionally mixing about 3 parts milk tea with 1 part coffee (though ratios vary by taste).

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Ingredients

☕4 cups water
☕3 tablespoons black tea leaves (or 6 black tea bags)
☕4 cups strong brewed coffee
☕6 tablespoons sugar (or to taste)
☕3/4 cup evaporated milk or half-and-half

Instructions

1In a pot, bring the water to a boil and add the black tea leaves (or tea bags). Lower heat and simmer or steep for about 5–10 minutes to make very strong tea. Strain out the tea leaves.
2Brew 4 cups of strong coffee separately (for example, using a drip coffee maker or French press).
3In a large heatproof pitcher or pot, combine the brewed tea and the hot coffee.
4Stir in the sugar until dissolved (adjust sweetness to your preference).
5Pour in the evaporated milk or half-and-half and stir well. Serve the yuanyang hot, or let it cool and serve over ice. (Traditionally it’s often served hot, but iced yuanyang is also popular.)

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