- 1). Boil enough water to fill your teacup or teapot.
- 2). Spoon two teaspoons of dried basil per cup of tea into the measuring cup and fill it with boiling water.
- 3). Allow the basil to steep for two to three minutes.
- 4). Cover the opening of a teacup with a tea strainer and pour in the brewed tea to strain basil pieces.
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