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Cuban-Hawaaiin Cooking

Cuban Coffee Recipe - Authentic Cafe Cubano

(Instructions on how to make Cuban coffee)

There are two methods to making coffee the Cuban way: the traditional method using a metal stovetop espresso pot, or with an electric espresso machine. While the stovetop method takes longer, its certainly the authentic method, you can find a stovetop espresso maker at most online Cuban store websites.

1. Using an espresso machine, add the desired amount of finely ground coffee, common Cuban style brands include Bustelo, Pilon and La LLave (I'm partial to Bustelo supreme, I buy the Cuban brands online from the Cuban Food Market). You can also purchase fresh whole coffee beans from supermarkets like Albertson's or Whole Foods, any of the very dark roast Colombian brands will work best for Cuban coffee. I myself grind whole beans there at the store so that it is fine, fresh and ready to be made (espresso grind setting). Do NOT store your ground coffee in a freezer, but do keep it in a cool place away from sunlight. If you insist on drinking real Cuban coffee, only one site online sells it (pictured at the bottom of this page with a link).

2. For every demitasse cup of coffee you plan on making, use a teaspoon of sugar. The key to Cuban coffee is that it be very sweet. The trick here is to put the sugar into the glass carafe before you even brew the coffee.

3. Brew the coffee just as you would an espresso. The coffee will pour over the sugar in the carafe as it begins to brew. After it is finished filling the carafe, stir it briskly as there will still be a little undissolved sugar. Pour the coffee into several demitasse cups and enjoy.

* For Cafe con Leche, simply use 2 parts Cuban Coffee to 1 part steamed milk.

* You can find small demitasse cups online, click here and then click on "other favorites" to see Cuban cups available on the web. To not drink Cuban coffee from a demitasse cup is to leave out one of the best parts of the experience.

* I get emails from people who want to know why Cuban coffee has earned its reputation. Between Cuba's natural humid climate, fertile soil and two centuries of cultivation techniques, you have an ideal setting for growing coffee beans.

Coffee was brought to Cuba in the mid 18th century but it would take 40 years before it became a big part of the economy, by the early 1800's it became a bigger import than sugar. So far, I've come across only one website that sells real coffee beans from Cuba. The brand is "La Estrella del Norte", its 100% Cuban Tortino Extra (Turquino) whole beans grown in the shady jungles of the Sierra Maestra Mountains of Eastern Cuba.

Click Here to see their coffee beans for sale

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