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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Spiced Coffee with Brandy and Orange For more than a century, both Antoines and Galatoires, in New Orleans, have been serving refined French-Creole cuisine in their gilded dining rooms. The epitome of their old-world, over-the-top grandeur? Café Brûlot . A server ladles flaming brandy-spiked coffee down a spiral of orange zest into a silver bowl heated by a ring of fire. Dont try that at home. Here, we ignite the spice- and citrus-infused spirits in the saucepan, add the coffee, and serve the glowing drink in demitasse cups. Its a less riskybut equally astoundingspectacle. Ingredients:
1 orange |
12 whole cloves |
1/3 cup brandy |
1/3 cup cointreau or other orange-flavored liqueur |
3 (2-inch-long) strips of lemon zest |
2 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks |
1 tablespoons sugar |
3 cups hot very strong brewed coffee (preferably chicory coffee blend or french roast) |
Directions:
1. Remove zest from orange in a single spiral with a sharp vegetable peeler or paring knife. Stud orange zest with cloves. Add to a wide heavy medium saucepan with brandy, liqueur, lemon zest, cinnamon, and sugar. Warm through over medium heat, stirring. Tilt pan over gas burner (or use a long match) to ignite carefully (flames will shoot up). While flames subside, slowly pour in hot coffee. Ladle into small cups (preferably demitasse). |
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