Unusual coffee recipes with black and red pepper
An integral part of a perfect morning for many people is a hot mug of strong delicious coffee. Someone drinks it with milk, someone with cream. There are people who are not too lazy to grind grains and brew this drink in a special Turk. And for some, ordinary ground coffee filled with boiling water is enough.
In any case, there are a huge number of his fans among us. But from time to time, everyone has the idea that it would be nice to add a touch of variety to this daily ritual. For this reason, there are countless unusual coffee recipes. With just one black and red pepper, there are a lot of them.
History of occurrence
It is believed that coffee with pepper was invented in Turkey. In fact, even earlier such a drink was prepared in Iran.
The idea of preparing coffee with pepper first arose among Eastern merchants several centuries ago. This was facilitated by the property of pepper, which hides the unpleasant smell from coffee beans that have lain for a long time. They began to fry with pepper, and the product had a pleasant aroma.
Benefit
The combination of beneficial properties of coffee and pepper leads to an amazing result. Of course, provided that both pepper and coffee are of high quality and natural. For these purposes, black coffee, and green, and red pepper, and black, and even chili are suitable. A drink prepared from these ingredients will have a positive effect on a large number of body systems.
The very first noticeable consequence of its use will be the fact that the body will warm up a lot, there will be a surge of vigor. This is very useful during the cold season, when the immune system is weakened.
Coffee with pepper is also good for digestion, as it has been proven that it speeds up metabolism, fat burning. The latter will greatly please those who dream of losing weight, but do not want to resort to synthetic means. After all, this drink may well serve as a natural fat burner. True, here it must be borne in mind that it also has a slight laxative effect. On the one hand, it helps to remove toxins and toxins, and on the other hand, you should not overdo it with it.
It is also worth highlighting the ability of coffee with pepper to improve blood circulation in blood vessels and prevent the processing of glucose.
The traditional way
If you find that you like coffee with pepper, you can experiment with other ingredients. But it is better to try this combination in its classic version, especially since such a drink is the easiest to prepare. In fact, you do not need any special skills.
The first step is to grind the coffee beans. They can be anything: fried or unfried. It is more important here that the grinding is fresh. Then you need to pour a few tablespoons of coffee together with ground black pepper into a preheated Turk. It only takes a pinch. Everything is poured with 100-150 ml of water and brought to a boil. After a couple of minutes, the Turk is removed from the fire and the drink is infused for another 5 minutes. Now you can drink coffee. It is worth saying that it is highly undesirable to add sugar to it, as this will completely change its taste.
Classic Variations
The standard recipe can be supplemented and there are several ways to do this.For example, you can also add garlic juice and cook using the same technology.
You can also replace black pepper with hot or even chili peppers. Thrill seekers will love this drink. After boiling, honey and a teaspoon of butter are also added to it. It is better to insist coffee for 15 minutes, then the taste will reveal much stronger.
Salt drink
This coffee is definitely worth a try for those who want to lose weight. Its influence on this process is carried out in several directions. Firstly, thanks to pepper and coffee itself, it promotes fat burning. And secondly, it was noticed that a drink with salt reduces cravings for sweets. By regularly preparing coffee with salt and pepper, you will reduce the amount of sugar consumed, which will also have a beneficial effect on weight loss.
It is important to note that such a drink should be drunk slowly, focusing on its taste. Then it will reveal itself in all its glory. And the sensations will be unexpected, although all the ingredients are well known.
The algorithm of actions here is quite simple:
- grind coffee beans with pepper;
- add a pinch of salt to the mixture and mix well;
- heat the Turk with water and pour the ingredients into it;
- turn on a low fire and wait until the foam rises, immediately remove the Turk from the fire;
- add ice or very cold water to it;
- re-put the Turk on the fire without mixing the contents;
- after raising the foam, remove from heat and let it brew for several minutes.
Pink salt or Himalayan salt is sometimes used for the drink. There is no fundamental difference here.
Experimenting with spices
Here you are given the greatest scope for creativity. Here is the most common and versatile recipe: coffee with pepper and cinnamon.However, you can try to cook it with any spices that you like. A good combination is obtained with vanilla, cardamom, ginger and turmeric. You can try to brew coffee with one of them or combine them with each other. In any case, such coffee turns out to be aromatic and very rich.
When you take several spices, the optimal amount for them will be 0.5 g each. If you have chosen one of them, you can safely add 1 g to the drink.
So you're making cinnamon coffee. First of all, mix 2 teaspoons of ground coffee beans with pepper and add 0.5 g of cinnamon there. Pour the mixture with cold water and put in a Turk over low heat. After raising the foam, remove the cezve from the fire, add the remaining 0.5 g of cinnamon and repeat the procedure. After removing from heat, cover the Turk with something, such as a saucer, for 3-5 minutes.
Specialists in the preparation of such a drink have a secret to give it a caramel taste. To do this, before falling asleep cinnamon, they put 0.5 teaspoon of sugar in a Turk and warm it over a fire for a few seconds. After that, you can add the rest of the ingredients.
Contraindications
This drink, although it has a lot of useful properties, can not be drunk by everyone. There are people who are better off avoiding it. These include pregnant women, young children, people with nervous disorders or those undergoing rehabilitation after surgeries. Also, do not use it for people with stomach diseases, as it has a rather intense effect.
Otherwise, coffee with pepper is a very unusual drink, for which many variations have been invented, and all of them are worth trying.In any case, this is an interesting experience, plus the opportunity to acquire a favorite drink that will delight and warm you on cold winter evenings.
How to make coffee with pepper, see the next video.