Boiled Coffee
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the pot
Scald the coffee pot and ensure it is thoroughly heated.
Add the ground coffee to the pot.
Brew
Pour in the boiling water and cover the spout.
Allow the water to reach boiling point.
Stir in the crushed eggshell mixed with cold water.
Boil the coffee for one minute.
Let it stand in a hot place for ten minutes without boiling.
Serve.
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
- Provides the main flavour and aroma that the hot water extracts.
- Eggshell
- Its fine particles bind to loose grounds as they settle, clearing the liquid.
The step that matters
Stir in the crushed eggshell mixed with cold water. The eggshell must be evenly dispersed in the cold water before it goes in, so it can gather the fine grounds. Adding it clumped or while the coffee is still boiling can leave the cup cloudy.
“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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