Mexico · Latin America

Café de Olla

Café de Olla (placeholder image)
Coffee brewed in a clay pot with piloncillo and cinnamon, the traditional companion to a Mexican breakfast.
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Café de Olla

15 minTotal
4Servings
1/5Effort
2/5Wow factor

Ingredients

  • 1 L water
  • 80 g piloncillo
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 cloves (optional)
  • 1 strip orange peel (optional)
  • 6 tbsp coarse ground dark coffee

Instructions

  1. Bring water, piloncillo, cinnamon, cloves and peel to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
  2. Remove from heat and stir in the coffee.
  3. Cover and steep 5 min.
  4. Strain through a fine sieve or cloth into cups.