5 ways to brew coffee without a Turk

Easy way

This option is widespread in the Middle East and came from there.
The classic method of preparation, which contains only 3 ingredients: ground coffee, boiling water and sugar.

Ingredients:

• ground coffee – 1-2 teaspoon;
• sugar or sweetener (to taste);
• water – 200 ml.

Preparation:

1. Boil water, let it cool slightly to a temperature of 85-90 degrees.
2. Pour boiling water over the mug.
3. Pour coffee and sugar into a cup and stir the dry mixture. The drink has a pleasant taste and is sugar-free. For people watching their figure, you can add a sweetener or skip the sweets altogether.
4. Pour boiling water into a cup, stirring, and cover with a saucer.
5. Brew for 5-7 minutes.
6. Stir a little and the drink is ready to drink.

Cuban version

In Cuba, this drink has been drunk for several hundred years, and its recipe remains unchanged to this day.
This method has its roots on the island of Cuba.

Ingredients:

• ground coffee – 1-2 tsp;
• cane sugar (to taste);
• water – 200 ml;
• rum – 1 tsp.

Preparation:

1. Boil water, cool slightly.
2. Rinse the inside of the mug with hot water.
3. Mix coffee and cane sugar in a cup. If you don’t have brown sugar, you can use regular sugar, a sweetener, or drink it without adding sweets. Alternatively, refined cane sugar can be consumed as a snack with a drink.
4. Pour hot water over the dry mixture, cover and let sit for 5-7 minutes.
5. Stir the finished drink a little and add rum.
6. Wait until the mixture settles and the drink is ready to drink.

Methods for preparing coffee with additives

There are many variations in preparing a coffee drink. Let's look at the most popular of them.

Americano

This method involves diluting freshly prepared espresso with hot water. There is nothing easier than making Americano at home. It is enough to brew half a portion of espresso – 30 ml and dilute it with 120 ml of water heated to 90°C. Sugar and additives are added to taste.

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Latte

A coffee cocktail served in Irish glasses with a volume of 400-450 ml.

The specifics of the preparation are as follows:

1. Brew 40 ml espresso.
2. Take milk – 80 ml, heat it to 50-60°C.
3. Mix ½ part of the milk with espresso, beat the other half until foamy and decorate the drink with it.

The recipe can be varied by adding grated chocolate, various syrups, etc.

Cappuccino

The recipe is a bit similar to a latte. The difference is in the amount of milk - in cappuccino there is less of it, but more foam. Due to this, the drink turns out more delicate. It can be decorated with grated chocolate, cinnamon, and vanilla sticks.

Macchiato

The so-called upside down latte. The only difference is in the sequence of mixing the ingredients: in a macchiato, milk with whipped foam is first poured into the glass, and only then espresso is added to it.

Affogato

A light coffee dessert using ice cream. The latter is filled with a shot of espresso. Grated chocolate and orange zest are used as decoration.

Frappe

Cold variation of coffee. All ingredients - espresso, ice cubes and chilled milk, are whipped with a blender until foamy.

Frappe

Glyase

Another variation on the theme of cold coffee. Only in this case, the prepared espresso is cooled and served along with a scoop of ice cream.

Mocha

Chocolate and coffee dessert. The base is strong espresso. Milk, chocolate and whipped cream are added to it. Often the recipe is supplemented with sugar syrup.

Viennese

It is one of the most popular coffee cocktails with the addition of cream. It is both a drink and a dessert. The recipe is based on double espresso and whipped cream to top the coffee.

Cold coffee

There are several interpretations of iced coffee:

• Frappe, glace - we looked at them earlier;
• iced latte - unlike the traditional latte, the cold version is prepared from chilled ingredients;
• Cold brew is a drink prepared by infusing crushed grains for 8-12 hours.

Ice Latte

Raf coffee

A coffee drink made by mixing espresso, cream and vanilla sugar using a pitcher. The taste of coffee is sweet, creamy, light.

A method originally from Brazil

A special feature of brewing the Brazilian drink is the use of coarsely ground coffee.
The Brazilian version of preparation is widespread not only in the country itself, but in many other South American cities.

Ingredients:

• coarse coffee 2-3 tsp;
• sugar (to taste);
• boiling water – 200 ml.

Preparation:

1. Boil water and cool slightly.
2. Mix the ingredients in a cup, after pouring boiling water over it.
3. Pour boiling water over the mixture and leave. With this method, there is no need to cover the mug, since due to the coarse grinding, foam rises, which retains heat and aroma.
4. Wait 3-5 minutes.
5. Stir and the drink is ready to drink.

Modern method in 5 minutes

This method uses grains of any grind.
This method appeared relatively recently and involves using 5 minutes of brewing along with cooking.

Ingredients:

• ground grains 1 tsp;
• sugar (to taste);
• water -150 ml.

Preparation:

1. Boil the kettle.
2. While the boiling water is heating, warm the mug in the microwave.
3. Pour the ingredients into a warm cup.
4. Pour water and leave for 2-3 minutes under a saucer.
5. Stir and the express drink is ready.

Preparing ground coffee using a French press

The most popular and inexpensive device for making coffee (after the Turk) is undoubtedly the French press. Under the complex name lies a cylindrical glass carafe and a piston with a special stainless steel mesh filter.

List of what you need:

• French press;
• measuring spoon;
• coarse ground coffee.

Instructions

Step 1. Boil water and let it sit for 3-4 minutes. Cool boiling water cannot be used to prepare a drink in a French press. Firstly, this may spoil the taste, and secondly, the glass of the press itself may burst.

Step 2. Rinse the glass vessel with hot water. Add coarsely ground coffee in the amount of one tablespoon per 300 - 400 grams of water.

Note: It is correct to brew coffee in a French press only if the grinding of the beans is very coarse and coarse. Otherwise, the strainer will become clogged and a large amount of sludge will end up in the cup.

Step 3. Slowly pour hot water over the coffee. Lower the piston until the filter stops two centimeters above the water level. After about 2-3 minutes, lower the piston to the very bottom. This way, the grounds will be at the bottom, and a clean, aromatic drink will remain above the filter, which can be poured into cups.

Tip: It is necessary to prepare ground coffee in exactly the amount needed for one use. You cannot leave a drink prepared in a press for several days. It is better to pour filtered coffee into a thermos.

Creamy taste

This recipe is widespread in European countries.
This method is well suited for those who do not like strong drink. Cream or milk can be added to its composition.

Ingredients:

• finely ground grains – 2 tsp;
• sugar (to taste);
• boiling water – 250 ml;
• cream 20% fat or milk 2.5% - 50 ml.

Preparation:

1. Bring the water to a boil and leave to cool.
2. Pour boiling water over the mug and put the ingredients into it.
3. While stirring, pour hot water over the dry mixture.
4. Cover with a saucer and wait 5-7 minutes
5. After steaming, stir, add cream or milk. The drink is ready to drink.

Spicy drink

Various spices can be added to the drink: cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, cloves and even black pepper.
This method has been used in the Middle East for many centuries.

Ingredients:

• ground grains – 2 tsp;
• cinnamon – 1/3 tsp;
• cardamom – 1/3 tsp;
• black pepper – 1/4 tsp;
• sugar (to taste);
• boiling water – 200 ml.

Preparation:

1. Boil water and let it cool slightly.
2. Rinse the cup with hot water, add coffee and spices. With this method, it is advisable not to add sugar, but eat it as a bite.
3. Mix the mixture well and add hot water.
4. Cover and let sit for 5-7 minutes. During this time, the drink and all the spices will reveal their aroma.
5. After the drink has steamed, stir and serve with sweets.

How to prepare ground coffee?

Many people on the planet cannot imagine their day without a cup of invigorating drink. For most, coffee is more than just part of tomorrow or lunch break. But few people know how to properly prepare truly delicious coffee. We will help you with this. Natural ground coffee can be prepared in several ways; today we will talk about a Turk, a coffee pot and a French press.

How to make ground coffee in Turkish

The method of preparing Turkish coffee, also known as Turkish coffee, is quite common among coffee lovers, the reason for this is the cheapness and simplicity of the process itself, but this method also has its disadvantages, such as the grounds remaining after brewing and, if brewed incorrectly, bitterness. .

So let's get to the point:

1. You need ground coffee, it can be purchased at any store in ready-made form, or in beans; if you choose the second option, then you will have to grind the coffee yourself; a burr coffee grinder can do this perfectly.
2. When we already have ground coffee, we need to pour it into a coffee pot, if regular black coffee is not for you, then you can add a little sugar or spices, everyone is different and everyone has different tastes, personally I prefer cinnamon and ginger
3. You need to add cold water and put the Turk on the stove, do not overdo it with fire, it should not be too strong or too weak, choose medium mode
4. Don’t let the Turk out of your sight so that when the coffee starts to rise, you have time to remove it from the heat.
5. Next, you need to warm up the coffee cups, I use the microwave for this
6. After the coffee has begun to rise, remove the Turk from the heat and pour the coffee into mugs. If the coffee grounds have not completely dissolved, you can use a strainer.

How to make ground coffee in a coffee pot

This method is very popular in large companies; its difference from the previous one is that coffee can be prepared for a much larger number of people

1. You need to get a coffee pot, we are not talking about the kind that we often see on TV in movies, but about a teapot that can be placed on the stove
2. Fill the coffee pot with cold boiled water, if there is none, then you need to boil the water and let it stand for a couple of minutes.
3. Next, you add coffee to it and let it brew for 6-8 minutes.
4. Then simply pour the coffee into heated cups
5. Just as I mentioned in the previous method, you can add sugar or spices to your coffee, I advise you to put a small spoon of honey instead of sugar in a cup of tea, this will give the drink a unique taste

Preparing ground coffee in a French press

This method is most often used by baristas in coffee restaurants or at receptions.

1. Rinse the French press with hot water and pour coffee into it.
2. Next, fill the contents with hot, but not boiling (important) water.
3. Close the French Press
4. Let the drink brew for 5-6 minutes, then slowly press in the filter, the longer the coffee sits, the stronger the drink will be.
5. Pour coffee into heated cups

Some tips:

• Use only high-quality coffee, do not spoil your impressions with dubious raw materials
• When using additives, do not overdo it; a small pinch is enough.
• Wash the container thoroughly before pouring or preparing coffee in it, this will eliminate any off-flavors.
• When preparing coffee for a large company, consider 1 teaspoon – 1 person