Easy Cafe de Olla
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Easy Cafe de Olla
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Cafe de Olla is a delight not only for its flavor but also for its aroma. It is a sweet coffee prepared with various spices, ideal for serving with sweet bread. Cafe de Olla is traditionally made in a clay pot, but a thick-bottomed pot also works.
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Ingredients
- 5 cups (1-¼ liter) water
- ⅔ cup ground dark roasted coffee , medium to coarse grind
- 75 g (⅓) piloncillo or brown sugar, to taste depending on how sweet you like
- 1 large Mexican cinnamon stick
- 1 whole clove
- 1- star anise
- one 3- inch piece orange peel
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Instructions
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add water, orange peel, cinnamon, piloncillo (or brown sugar), and cloves, and star anise. Bring to a slow boil, stirring to dissolve the piloncillo.
- For about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, add the ground coffee, mix and cover the pot. let steep for 5 minutes or longer if you want more flavor. Strain the coffee through a fine-mesh strainer into cups and served.
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- How to Store and Reheat
- How to Store and Reheat
- To store: It can be stored for up to 3 days in an airtight container.
- To store: It can be stored for up to 3 days in an airtight container.
- To store: It can be stored
- To store: It can be stored
- for
- for
- up to 3 days
- up
- to
- 3
- days
- in an
- in
- an
- airtight container.
- airtight
- container.
- To reheat: In a saucepan over low heat until thoroughly heated; do not boil. After that, remove it quickly to serve.
- To reheat: In a saucepan over low heat until thoroughly heated; do not boil. After that, remove it quickly to serve.
- Make-Ahead
- Make-Ahead
- You can prepare the mixture by mixing cinnamon sticks, cloves, star anise, and orange peel in advance. Store the mixture in an airtight container until ready to use it. You can brew the coffee in advance and store it in the refrigerator for up to three days. When you're ready to serve, reheat the coffee and mix it with the spice mixture and piloncillo.
- You can prepare the mixture by mixing cinnamon sticks, cloves, star anise, and orange peel in advance. Store the mixture in an airtight container until ready to use it. You can brew the coffee in advance and store it in the refrigerator for up to three days. When you're ready to serve, reheat the coffee and mix it with the spice mixture and piloncillo.
- You can prepare the piloncillo or brown sugar syrup in advance by dissolving the sweetener in water over low heat until it forms a syrup. Let it cool and store it in the refrigerator until you're ready to use it. You can also freeze the coffee in ice cube trays and use them to make iced Cafe de Olla. This is a great way to make Cafe de Olla ahead of time for a summer gathering.
- You can prepare the piloncillo or brown sugar syrup in advance by dissolving the sweetener in water over low heat until it forms a syrup. Let it cool and store it in the refrigerator until you're ready to use it. You can also freeze the coffee in ice cube trays and use them to make iced Cafe de Olla. This is a great way to make Cafe de Olla ahead of time for a summer gathering.
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