There are so many recipes for coffee drinks in the world that it is difficult to decide on just one. Those who like strong coffee, but do not like its bitter taste, will love the Warsaw style of coffee with milk. Step-by-step recipe with a photo. Video recipe.
Today, Warsaw coffee is the hallmark of any Polish cafe. But such a delicious, aromatic and strong drink can be prepared at home on your own. The recipe has a two-century history, during which it has been modified and today there are several variations of it. An example of one of them is given in this material.
The basis of making Warsaw-style coffee is espresso coffee, which can be brewed both in a minimum amount of water and immediately in milk. In the first version, ready-made espresso coffee is poured into a cup and heated sweet baked milk is added. The drink is brewed only from natural coffee, it cannot be replaced with instant coffee. Natural coffee beans are ground immediately before preparation so that they have a brighter and richer aroma that the soluble counterpart does not have. Polish coffee should be served with small sandwiches, biscuits, cookies, berries, fruits, or you can put sweets on the table.
See also making coffee with milk and egg yolk.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 125 kcal.
- Servings - 1
- Cooking time - 5 minutes
Ingredients:
- Freshly ground coffee beans - 1 tsp
- Milk - 100 ml
- Allspice - 2 peas
- Carnation - 2 buds
- Sugar - 1 tsp or to taste
Step-by-step preparation of Warsaw milk coffee with spices, recipe with photo:
1. Pour milk into a Turk and heat over medium heat until frothy, ie. almost to a boil. If coffee is immersed in a boiling liquid, then it will not have time to fully reveal its properties.
The classic Warsaw-style drink is brewed with baked milk, which brings certain notes of aroma to the coffee. But you can also use ordinary milk, but it is better not to use boiled milk so that pieces of foam do not get into the coffee.
2. Remove the turkey from the heat and add pre-ground freshly ground coffee and sugar. For Warsaw coffee, it is preferable to use medium-ground beans, because filter it before tasting. Finely ground coffee may remain in the beverage.
3. Next, place allspice peas and clove buds. Do not stir the coffee with milk.
4. Place the turkey on the stove over medium heat and bring the milk to a boil. As soon as a foam appears on the surface, which will quickly rise up, immediately remove the Turk from the fire.
5. Set the turk with milk aside to infuse for 1 minute.
6. When the foam has settled, stir the mixture and return the turkey to the stove. Repeat the boiling process again and remove the turk from the heat again. The gradual brewing gives the drink a great and bright aroma and delicious taste.
Pour ready-made coffee with milk in Warsaw style with Turkish spices into a preheated glass for serving using fine filtration so that no ground coffee beans get into the drink. If desired, decorate the drink with ground cinnamon, cocoa powder, chocolate chips …
See also a video recipe on how to make Warsaw coffee at home.
