Brown Sugar Boba

Ingredients

• 12 g Black Tea
• 1.9 l Water
• 120 g Tapioca Pearls
• 80 g Brown Sugar
• 300 ml Milk
• 300 g Ice

Method

1. Bring part of the {water} to a boil in a small saucepan over high heat. Pour over {black_tea}, steep until deeply fragrant and robust, then strain and cool so the drink stays balanced when shaken with {ice}.
2. Bring the remaining {water} to a full boil in a medium pot over high heat. Add {tapioca_pearls}, stir immediately so they do not clump, then simmer until glossy, chewy, and cooked through. Turn off the heat and let them steep so the centers lose any chalky bite.
3. Combine {brown_sugar} with a splash of cooking liquid from the {tapioca_pearls} in a small saucepan over medium heat. Reduce until thick, shiny, and lightly smoky, then fold in the cooked {tapioca_pearls} so they soak up the syrup and turn glossy.
4. Fill a shaker with {ice}, add the cooled {black_tea}, {milk}, and a spoonful of {brown_sugar} syrup from the boba. Shake hard until the outside is very cold and the tea turns frothy, which gives the drink its light top foam.
5. Spoon the warm {tapioca_pearls} into glasses, stripe the insides with a little {brown_sugar} syrup, then pour in the shaken milk tea. Serve at once while the {tapioca_pearls} are soft and pleasantly chewy.