Greek coffee
Greek coffee, the perfect sipping beverage.
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 15kcal
Equipment
- briki, or very small saucepot
Ingredients
- 2 demi-tasse cups of water your water is measured using the cups you will drink from; one of our demi-tasse holds 1/3 cup of water (80 mL)
- 2 teaspoons Greek coffee heaping
- 2 teaspoons sugar for a metreo (or somewhat sweet coffee) See Recipe Note
Instructions
- Pour water into your briki or small pot.
- Add the coffee and sugar to the water.2 teaspoons Greek coffee, 2 teaspoons sugar
- Turn heat up to medium.
- Stir continuously until the coffee dissolves. It will take a couple of minutes for the coffee to boil. As soon as it starts to boil, remove it from the heat. Leaving it on the heat any longer will result in the kaimaki disappearing.
- Pour 1/2 the coffee into one cup, and then fill your second cup of coffee completely. Return to your first, half-filled cup and fill that one with the remaining coffee. This technique will ensure that each cup ends up with a proper kaimaki. Let sit for about 3-4 minutes, to let the grounds settle, before sipping. (See video here)
- Sip and enjoy!
Video
Notes
How sweet do you want your coffee:
There are 3 ways to prepare Greek coffee, depending upon the amount of sugar you use: unsweetened (sketos), somewhat sweet (metreos) and very sweet (glykos). Even if you are someone who typically drinks their filtered coffee without sugar, I suggest that you make your first Greek coffee metreos, or somewhat sweet (as described in the recipe which follows). You can adjust the amount of sugar you use in future according to your taste.
There are 3 ways to prepare Greek coffee, depending upon the amount of sugar you use: unsweetened (sketos), somewhat sweet (metreos) and very sweet (glykos). Even if you are someone who typically drinks their filtered coffee without sugar, I suggest that you make your first Greek coffee metreos, or somewhat sweet (as described in the recipe which follows). You can adjust the amount of sugar you use in future according to your taste.
Nutrition
Calories: 15kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 0.1mg | Potassium: 0.1mg | Sugar: 4g | Calcium: 0.1mg