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Café de Olla
Mexican clay-pot coffee, sweetened with piloncillo and perfumed with canela. Born during the Revolution when the Adelitas brewed it for soldiers — still the most comforting cup in the country.
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Prep
5 minutes
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Cook
5 minutes (plus 8 minutes rest)
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Servings
6
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Difficulty
Medium
RECIPE: Café de Olla — close-up on rustic surface, Mexican styled, warm golden-hour lighting
1 Ingredients
- 1.5 liters (6 cups) water
- 90 g piloncillo (about 1 small cone), chopped
- 1 cinnamon stick (raja de canela), about 10 cm long
- 45 g (about 1/3 cup) ground dark-roast coffee
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