Delicious and aromatic coffee will warm you up and give you a feeling of cheerfulness and lightness. You can also make your favorite drink at home. If you use a little trick, it will turn out even better than in a coffee shop.
Lovers of aromatic coffee cannot even imagine a day without their favorite drink. You don't have to visit a coffee shop to enjoy a truly rich taste. You can also make a cup of coffee at home using a little trick. It is very important to select high quality freshly roasted coffee beans. They must be packed in a tight bag that does not allow light to pass through. Grind grains shortly before cooking. Several methods of making coffee deserve special attention.
Coffee with yolk and honey in a Turk
A truly rich and delicious coffee can be brewed in a Turk. Coffee shops often serve a honey drink with the addition of egg yolk. You can cook it at home, and this will require:
- 4 tsp ground coffee;
- 1 egg yolk;
- 100 ml of milk;
- 30 ml of liquid honey;
- 150 ml of water;
- some salt.
A pinch of salt should be put on the bottom of the Turks and put on the fire. Add ground coffee immediately and cover with water. As soon as foam appears on the surface, remove the Turk from the heat. Repeat the procedure after 5 minutes. This is necessary in order for the taste to be richer. In a separate bowl, mix milk, egg yolk, honey. Put the Turkish coffee on the fire, after boiling, pour the prepared mixture into it and after 30 seconds remove the drink from the stove. Strain it and quickly pour it into cups.
Homemade cappuccino in French press
Cappuccino is a popular Italian coffee drink made with frothed milk. Coffee shops offer different options. If you have a French press at home, you can make a cappuccino yourself. This will require:
- 4 tbsp. l. ground coffee;
- 350 ml of water.
Pour coffee into a French press, pour boiling water over it and let it brew for 5 minutes, then lower the plunger and pour the drink into cups, without adding about half the volume. Heat the milk, beat with a blender or mixer until a thick foam without large bubbles is formed. If it is not possible to use such household appliances, you can pour milk into a French press, lower the piston to this level, and then start moving it up and down until foam forms.
Pour the whipped milk into cups of coffee and serve the drink to the table. You can also use cream in this recipe. It is easier to beat them, the foam is denser.
Cold Bru
This is the English way of brewing coffee, when the beans are poured not with hot, but with cold, and sometimes even ice-cold water. The drink turns out to be very rich, with a high caffeine content. To prepare it you will need:
- 8 tbsp. l. ground coffee;
- 700 ml cold water
Pour the ground coffee into a French press, add cold water and leave for 12 hours. After that, lower the piston, pour the drink into a glass jar, pass through a paper filter and pour into a separate container, close with a tight lid. You can store it in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Syrup, milk or fruit juice are added to chilled coffee before serving.
Homemade raf masala
This type of coffee was first made in a Moscow coffee shop and was named after a regular visitor named Raphael. This drink turns out to be very unusual. You can also make it at home. This will require:
- 4 tbsp. l. ground coffee;
- 350 ml hot water;
- 2 tbsp. l. cane sugar;
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger;
- 1/2 tsp cardamom;
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon;
- 40 ml of water;
- 50 ml cream 10%.
Coffee must be brewed separately in a turk or used for brewing a French press. Strain the drink and pour into a separate container. Dissolve spices and sugar in 40 ml of water, bring to a boil and strain. You can do without boiling, letting the syrup with spices brew for 10 minutes, then filter it. Heat the cream with syrup additionally, mix with the prepared coffee and beat with a mixer or blender. Serve the drink immediately.
Coffee with spices and butter
It is even better to brew aromatic coffee at home than in a coffee shop. To do this, you need to add your favorite spices and butter to the drink, which gives the drink a mild taste. For cooking you will need:
- 4 tsp ground coffee;
- 350 ml of water;
- 1 tsp butter;
- 1/2 cinnamon stick
Pour ground coffee beans, a cinnamon stick at the bottom of the Turks, then pour water and put on fire. You can additionally use spices such as cardamom, ginger, nutmeg. After boiling, remove the dishes from the heat, and when the foam falls off, reheat to a boil. Put butter in coffee, and after dissolving it, filter the drink, pour into cups and serve. You can put the butter directly into the cup.
For those with a sweet tooth, it's best to put some sugar in your coffee. You can add 1 tsp. cane sugar at the cooking stage, pouring it on the bottom of the turkey to warm it up for a few seconds. Crystals are caramelized and acquire a unique taste and aroma. In this case, the coffee turns out to be unusually tasty.
