Brewing Turkish Coffee - Three Easy Steps
Brewing Turkish coffee doesn't have to be an art form. There are precise steps you can
follow to produce the perfect cup. If you've never had Turkish Coffee Before, you'll want to familiarize yourself
with the following ways of preparing it:
- Az sekerli - Prepared with a small amount of sugar, typically less than a teaspoon for each cup
- Cok sekerli - Add two or more teaspoons for each cup to make the coffee very sweet
- Orta sekerli - You'll add about a teaspoon for each cup
- Sade - No sugar
Here is what you'll need to brew Turkish coffee:
- First you'll want fresh medium-roast coffee beans, although you can use dark-roast if you prefer. The beans
will need to be ground to the consistency of a fine powder.
- You can use a coffee grinder, but make sure that the beans are ground to a powder. Traditionally, Turkish
coffee is ground in a brass coffee mill (Turkish Mill) called a Kahve Degirmeni.
- Next you'll need the proper Turkish Coffee Pot known as an Ibrik and also called a Cezve. Depending on your
needs these pots are available is sizes from two and up to eight cups, with a cup measuring about three ounces
of water (about the size of an espresso cup).
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Turkish Coffee Pot
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Here are three easy steps to brewing Turkish coffee:
- Add one demitasse size cup of cold water to the Ibirk for each serving. Next add one teaspoon of the coffee
powder for each cup of coffee.
- If you intend to add sugar when brewing Turkish coffee, add it before you begin brewing. Stir well to
dissolve the sugar.
- Over a medium heat you will bring the coffee to a boiling froth four times. The steps are:
- First boil, let the coffee froth nearly to the top and remove from the heat until the liquid settles
down, then boil again.
- Second boil, again let the coffee froth up and then remove from the heat.
- Third boil, when the coffee froths then pour a small amount of the froth into each cup.
- Fourth boil, remove from heat and pour into each cup. Depending upon your taste you can pour the slush
of grounds into the cups, or pour more carefully and leave the grounds in the pot.
That's it! You're done brewing Turkish coffee the right way, so relax and enjoy. You may have
to try a few of the variations in preparing it and some people like adding a little cardamom at the beginning of
the boiling process for additional flavor.
This is an easy beverage to make and when you're entertaining it will delight and surprise your guests. We
hope you enjoyed this information about brewing Turkish coffee.
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