How to make coffee in Turkey

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make the right coffee in Turku? Prepare the products. Take coffee only in beans, and they should be fresh, no more than a month from the day of roasting. The best variety for cooking in Turkey is Arabica. It is less bitter, has a stronger flavor and is less strong, unlike robusta. Take bottled water, it is softer than any filtered one. You can not put sugar, but if you decide, take cane. Plus a pinch of salt - it reveals the taste of coffee.

2. Step 2:

   

   The best option for Turki is freshly ground grains, and they should be ground immediately before cooking. The best option is fine grinding. Grind the coffee for at least 40 seconds. Do this intermittently, for 20 seconds, so as not to overheat the grinder, this can also spoil the taste of coffee. Check the grinding with your fingers - you should get a soft and velvety powder.

3. Step 3:

   

   Take a turk, coffee tastes better in copper, but stainless steel is also suitable. Pour coffee into it at the rate of 2 teaspoons per serving. Add sugar and salt. Do not be afraid, salt will not give a salty taste, it will only enhance the aroma of coffee. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly. Next, pour water, at the rate of 100-120 ml per serving. There is no need to stir anymore, put the spoon aside.

4. Step 4:

   

   Here I want to take a closer look at the water level in Turk. I have it quite large, for several servings. The water should not be higher than the narrowest part of the turkey, it will have nowhere to rise when cooking.

6. Step 5:

   

   Put the turk on medium heat. Gradually, the coffee will warm up, and a foam cream will begin to form on top. As soon as this process begins, turn down the heat to a minimum and start watching the foam carefully.

7. Step 6:

   

   The foam will begin to rise, striving to "escape" from the Turks. It is at this moment that remove the turk from the heat and wait until the coffee calms down and the foam settles. Return the turk to the fire and repeat this process - wait for the foam to rise, remove, calm down. Repeat this 4 times. This is necessary for better extraction, a process in which coffee gives away its essential oils. But do not allow the coffee to boil at the same time - the best temperature for brewing coffee is 95-96 °.

8. Step 7:

   

   At the end, turn off the heat and pour a spoonful of cold or ice water into the turk - this is done so that the coffee grains settle to the bottom. Wait a little longer for the extraction process to be completed, one to two minutes. And then pour the coffee into warmed cups to preserve its flavor. Cups can be simply doused with boiling water before this. Serve to the table.