French Coffee
Ingredients
Directions
Place the coffee in the perforated top of the coffee pot.
Pour the boiling water over the coffee and keep it at boiling point.
Once the water has run through, pour it into another vessel.
Pour the water over the coffee again four or five times.
Do not allow the coffee to boil to keep it clear and strong.
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
- Coffee
- Supplies the flavor and aroma compounds that the water extracts from the grounds.
- Boiling water
- Acts as the solvent that pulls flavor out of the coffee grounds.
The step that matters
Do not let the coffee boil. Water that is too hot extracts bitter compounds quickly, and over-extracted grounds make the brew harsh and cloudy. Keeping the coffee below a boil helps it stay clear and balanced.
“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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