Pineapple-Basil Tea

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup basil fresh chopped
• 2 cups pineapple fresh chopped
• 1.5 cups sugar 
• 8  regular-size tea bags black
• 1 cup water 
• 3 cups water 
• 6 cups water cold

Equipment

• sauce pan
• sieve
• blender

Directions

1. Bring chopped fresh pineapple, sugar, and 1 cup water to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer, stirring often, 10 minutes. Cool slightly; process in a blender.
2. Pour through a wire-mesh strainer into a 1-gal. container. Bring 3 cups water to a boil over medium-high heat in a saucepan.
3. Add tea bags; boil 1 minute.
4. Remove from heat; cover and steep 10 minutes. Discard tea bags, and stir tea into pineapple mixture. Stir in 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil and 6 cups cold water.
5. Serve over ice.