Turkish coffee
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One of the ways of making coffee is perhaps the most correct and at the same time unusual.
Turkish coffee is both a drink and a method of preparing it, as well as perhaps one of the most iconic and revered coffee preparations. Copper turk, ground coffee beans and a little water - these three components, as well as the method of its preparation, have remained unchanged for centuries.
Today, thousands of varieties of coffee beans, hundreds of seasonings and additives and dozens of modern devices allow us to prepare coffee with just the press of a button, but for true coffee connoisseurs this is just colorful tinsel. And having thrown it away, we get out of bed early so that we can slowly, in the old fashioned way, brew a cup of aromatic Turkish coffee and enjoy its exquisite aroma and taste without fuss.
In the homeland of the drink, they say that a cup of good coffee can stop time. Indeed, making Turkish coffee is a fascinating process. Inhaling the seductive aroma, watching how coffee foam slowly gathers on the surface of the drink and air bubbles shimmer, is a process akin to meditation. Enjoying the bitter and tart taste of freshly brewed coffee, you want to feel every sip.
So, let's make Turkish coffee in a Turk...
Ингредиенты
Coffee - 2 tsp. (with a slide)
Water - 120 ml
Sugar - optional
Spices - optional
Рецепт
1. Prepare the ingredients according to the list. There are few of them, but a lot depends on their quality. Coffee – preferable
2. The finest ground Arabica you can find.
3. Water – cold and “soft”. Distilled or purified; in extreme cases, a pinch of salt is added to “soften” ordinary water.
4. Spices and sugar are optional ingredients. They are added to enhance the aroma and soften the taste of the drink. The most popular are cardamom, cinnamon, cloves.
5. Grind the coffee beans or use ready-made ground coffee. For best results, grind your coffee very finely. If you have a choice, choose a manual coffee grinder over a mechanical one.
6. Measure out the desired amount of water. Add coffee. Classic Turkish coffee is a fairly strong drink, 1 tsp. With a heap of ground coffee, only 55–60 ml of water is added, but at home the proportions can be varied slightly, adjusting them to your taste.
7. Also try to select the proportions of water and coffee so that the maximum water level is up to the neck of the pot, not higher. The remaining free space is needed for the growth of coffee foam.
8. If you prefer coffee with sugar, add that too. When adding any ingredients, be it sugar, water or spices, always add coffee last and do not stir the drink. It is also not customary to add sugar to a ready-made drink, since stirring sugar in a cup will destroy the coffee foam on the surface of the drink.
9. Now let's move on to the most exciting moment - preparing the drink. It is believed that the most delicious Turkish coffee is obtained by brewing coffee on sand. At home, this can be done like this: take an old cast-iron frying pan, put a layer of small pebbles or stones on the bottom, and fill it with sand. The pebbles will give the sand density, and the sand itself and the thick walls of the pan will ensure smooth and even heating of the drink.
10. Turn on high heat, and when the sand is hot, place a pot of coffee in the center. An alternative option is to prepare coffee on the smallest burner and minimum heat.
11. Turn on high heat, and when the sand is hot, place a pot of coffee in the center. An alternative option is to prepare coffee on the smallest burner and minimum heat.
12. Pour boiling water over coffee cups.
13. When the water begins to boil, bubbles will form along the edges of the foam, and the water will begin to rise up - it is important not to miss this moment and not allow the coffee to boil and the foam to escape. Remove the turk, stopping the heating - the foam will settle immediately. If desired, scoop up some or all of the foam with a spoon and distribute among the cups.
14. Return the container of coffee to the hot sand or burner and brew the coffee for another 20-30 seconds. During this time, bring the coffee almost to a boil 2 more times. Every time the coffee starts to boil, stop heating by lifting the pot, and then resume it again, returning it to the sand. Pour the finished coffee into cups, wait 40-50 seconds for the grounds to settle, and enjoy!
15. Turkish coffee is ready! Drop everything else for a few minutes and enjoy its unforgettable aroma and taste!