Steeped Coffee
Ingredients
Directions
Measure 1 tablespoon of ground coffee for each person plus 1 extra tablespoon.
Pour half the amount of boiling water needed over the coffee grounds.
Let it stand for at least 30 minutes in a hot place, but do not boil.
Add the remaining hot water.
Let it sit for a moment before serving.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Ground coffee
- Supplies the flavour compounds and aroma that the hot water extracts.
- Boiling water
- Acts as the solvent that dissolves flavour and aroma out of the grounds.
The step that matters
Let it stand without boiling. Holding the brew hot but below boiling extracts flavour smoothly. Boiling the grounds pulls out excess bitter compounds, leaving the coffee harsh.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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