How to Make the Perfect Dominican Coffee (Greca and Colador)

Name: How to Make the Perfect Dominican Coffee (Greca and Colador)
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 13 min
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients: ¾ cup ground Dominican coffee; ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg; sugar; ¾ cup ground Dominican coffee; 4 cups boiling water; sugar

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Prep Time
3 mins
Cook Time
3 mins
Total Time
13 mins
Servings
4 people
Calories
48 kcal
Course
Drinks
Cuisine
Dominican

How to Make the Perfect Dominican Coffee (Greca and Colador)

Oriana Walker

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Learn how to make the perfect Dominican coffee with the two traditional coffee methods. Coffee good enough to impress la abuela.

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Ingredients

Servings

Cafe de greca dominicano

¾ cup ground Dominican coffee [44 grams]
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
sugar to taste

Cafe de colador dominicano

¾ cup ground Dominican coffee [44 grams]
4 cups boiling water [1 liter]
sugar (to taste)

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Instructions

How to make greca coffee

1. Add

In a large espresso greca (enough for 4 espresso cups), fill water below the valve (1⅓ cups) in the lower water recipient.Add coffee to the middle coffee basket, packing if necessary to keeping at an even level. Add the nutmeg and press to even it.

2. Boil

Assemble the coffee maker, screwing the top tightly.Place on a stable burner and boil over medium heat until the coffee stops rising.

3. Serve

Serve with sugar to taste.

How to make colador coffee

1. Prepare

Put the ground coffee in the bag ("sock") and place it on the base. Place a pitcher under to catch the coffee as it brews.Pour the boiling water into the sock until it has all drained into the pitcher.

2. Serve

Serve with sugar to taste.

Notes

Warning: Never put milk in the greca. Not only will it damage the mechanism, but it also clogs up the pressure valve and could cause an explosion.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 48kcal (2%) Carbohydrates 12g (4%) Protein 0.01g (0%) Fat 0.1g (0%) Saturated Fat 0.1g (1%) Monounsaturated Fat 0.01g Sodium 0.2mg (0%) Potassium 1mg (0%) Fiber 0.1g (0%) Sugar 12g (24%) Vitamin A 0.3IU (0%) Vitamin C 0.01mg (0%) Calcium 1mg (0%) Iron 0.01mg (0%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 48 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories	48kcal	2%
Carbohydrates	12g	4%
Protein	0.01g	0%
Fat	0.1g	0%
Saturated Fat	0.1g	1%
Monounsaturated Fat	0.01g	0%
Sodium	0.2mg	0%
Potassium	1mg	0%
Fiber	0.1g	0%
Sugar	12g	24%
Vitamin A	0.3IU	0%
Vitamin C	0.01mg	0%
Calcium	1mg	0%
Iron	0.01mg	0%