Unusual coffee recipes with black and red pepper
An essential element of an ideal morning for many people is a hot mug of strong tasty coffee. Someone drinks it with milk, someone with cream.There are people who are not too lazy to grind grain and boil this drink in a special Turk. And for some, ordinary ground coffee filled with boiling water is enough.
In any case, there are a lot of his fans among us. But every now and then a thought arises that it would be nice to make a note of diversity in this daily ritual. For this reason, there are countless unusual recipes for coffee. With black and red pepper alone there are a lot of them.
History of
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 making coffee with pepper first appeared among Oriental merchants several centuries ago. This contributed to the property of pepper, hiding an unpleasant smell from coffee beans, which have lain for a long time. They began to fry with pepper, and the product appeared pleasant aroma.
Benefit
The combination of the beneficial properties of coffee and pepper leads to an amazing result. Of course, provided that both pepper and coffee will be of high quality and natural. For these purposes, suitable and black coffee, and green, and red pepper, and black, and even chili. A drink made 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 is very hot, there will be a surge of vigor. This is very useful in the period of cold weather, when the immune system is weakened.
Coffee with pepper is also useful for digestion, as it is proved that it speeds up the metabolism, fat burning. The latter will greatly please those who want to lose weight, but do not want to resort to using synthetic means. After all, this drink may well serve as a natural fat burner. True, here we must take into account that it also has a slight laxative effect. On the one hand, it contributes to the removal of toxins and toxins, but on the other hand, it should not be overdone with it.
It is also worth highlighting the ability of coffee and pepper to improve the blood supply to the blood vessels and prevent the processing of glucose.
Traditional way
If you understand that you like coffee with pepper, you can experiment with other ingredients. But to try this combination is better 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 any: fried or unroasted. Here it is more important that the grinding was fresh. Then it is necessary to fill in a few spoons of coffee together with milled black pepper in a pre-warmed Turk. His need just a pinch. Everything is poured 100-150 ml of water and brought to a boil. After a couple of minutes, the Turk is removed from the heat and the drink is drawn for another 5 minutes. Now you can drink coffee. It should be said that it is highly undesirable to add sugar, 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 pepper. This drink will appeal to lovers of thrills. After boiling, honey and a teaspoon of butter are added to it. Infusing coffee is better for about 15 minutes, then the taste will open up much stronger.
Drink with salt
This coffee is definitely worth trying for those who want to lose weight. Its influence on this process is carried out in several directions. First, it is thanks to pepper and coffee itself contributes to fat burning. And secondly, it was observed that a drink with salt reduces cravings for sweets. With regular preparation of coffee with salt and pepper, you will reduce the amount of sugar consumed, which also has 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 unfold in all its glory.And the sensations will be unexpected, although all the ingredients are well known.
The action algorithm 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 the 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 stirring the contents;
- after raising the foam, remove from the fire and let it brew for a few minutes.
For a drink sometimes use pink salt or Himalayan. There is no fundamental difference.
Spice Experiments
Here you have the greatest scope for creativity. We give 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 make coffee with one of them or combine them with each other. In any case, this coffee is fragrant and very rich.
When you take several spices, the optimal amount for them is 0.5 grams. If you choose one of them, you can safely add 1 g to the drink.
So, you make coffee with cinnamon. First of all, mix 2 teaspoons of ground coffee beans with pepper and add 0.5 g of cinnamon. Fill the mixture with cold water and put it on a low fire in a Turk. After raising the foam, remove the Turk from the fire, add the remaining 0.5 g of cinnamon and repeat the procedure. After removing from heat, cover the Turk with something, for example, a saucer, for 3-5 minutes.
Specialists in the preparation of such a drink have a secret in giving it a caramel flavor. To do this, before putting in cinnamon, they put 0.5 teaspoons of sugar in the Turk and warm them up over a few seconds. After that, you can add the remaining ingredients.
Contraindications
This drink, although it has a lot of useful properties, you can not drink to everyone. There are people who better refrain from using it. These include pregnant women, small children, people with nervous disorders or undergoing rehabilitation after operations. Also, do not use it for people with diseases of the stomach, as it has a rather intensive effect.
The rest of the coffee with pepper - a very unusual drink, which came up with many variations, and they are all worth it to try them. This is in any case an interesting experience, plus the opportunity to get a favorite drink, which will delight and warm in the cold winter evenings.
See how to make coffee with pepper in the next video.