8 cup water, cold
1/3 cup dark brown sugar, packed
1/2 oz baking chocolate, fine chop
2 each cloves, whole
1 each cinnamon stick, broken in 1/2
1 cup coffee, regular grind, dry
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup brandy
8 tbsp coffee liqueur
Directions
Heat water, brown sugar, chocolate, cloves, and cinnamon to boiling in
3-quart saucepan; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
Stir in coffee. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes. Stir
in vanilla. Strain coffee through 4 thicknesses of cheesecloth. CAFE
DIABLO: Cafe Mexicano Whipped Cream Prepare Cafe Mexicano; keep hot
in saucepan after straining. Heat brandy just until warm in small,
long-handled saucepan. Remove from heat; ignite. Pour flaming brandy
over coffee. Allow flame to burn out; stir. Pour coffee into cups or
mugs. Top each with whipped cream and 1 T liqueur. Garnish with
cinnamon stick, if desired.
Servings: 8 servings
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Categories: Mexican
The History of Recipes
Food historians have tracked the existence of recipes far back into ancient history, certainly as far back as the Egypt of the Pharoahs, and quite possibly further than that. Interesting though that is, sadly, these early cookbooks were just primitive hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for preparing food.
As we move into The time of the roman empire 25BC a roman called Apicius compiled some scripts describing recipes cooked by wealthy Romans. He recounts how the meals of wealthy Romans were separated into starters, entrees and desserts, a very modern way of dining. Additionally, he describes how the ancient cooks made use of many different herbs, including a few that will be familiar to modern chefs for example bay, mint and asafoetida. Over the next few centuries, the rich and powerful families of the West competed with each other to serve the most extravagent banquests, and as a consequence, the best chefs and their recipes became highly prized. However, it was during the 1800s that fine cooking and cookery books really came of age. Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Farmer in the USA, dedicated the best years of their lives to collating, verifying, and publishing recipes common in their social group. By the arrival of the twentieth century, cookery books are in high demand, as a result of more people being able to read, people having increased free time and disposable income. |
We hope you enjoy this Cafe Mexicano recipe.
