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How to Make Traditional Greek Coffee |
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Written by Anthony Delgado
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Learn to prepare and serve traditional Greek Coffee.
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Things You’ll Need:
- 2 tsp fine ground Greek Coffee Grounds
- 2 tsp Sugar
- A small pot (briki)
- ½ cup of cold Water
- 2 demitasse or espresso cups (or small tea cups)
Step 1:
 In the small pot (called a Briki), add the cold water, the ground coffee and the sugar. It is important that you start with a cold pot and cold water, as it will take longer to boil, so you will get better flavor extraction.
Step 2:
Turn the heat to medium. If it boils too fast it could burn. Stir the coffee until it starts to foam. Once it starts to foam, cease stirring.
Step 3:
 Turn the coffee off as soon as it comes to a hard boil. Immediately pour the coffee into the cups. If you don’t do it immediately, the grounds will start to settle. Then when you pour it, one person will get all the grounds.
Step 4:
Let the coffee cool in the cups. Don’t touch it for a minute so that the grounds will settle to the bottom. Try not to stir it too much when you drink it or you will end up drinking the grounds.
- Enjoy your coffee with a contrasting flavor such as semi-sweet chocolate or dried cranberries.
- If the flavor is too strong, split it into 3 cups instead of 2 and add a teaspoon of whipping cream (un-whipped) on top of each cup.
- You can vary the amount of sugar you add or even use more coffee depending on your drinking preference.
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