Probably all lovers of espresso from a coffee machine have asked themselves the question of the advisability of preparing this drink in a Turk. The appearance of the drink is a rich dark color and lush foam on the surface, but the preparation technology implies its own specifics, which cannot be ensured by boiling in a Turk. Espresso is prepared by forcing water through a layer of ground coffee under pressure. up to 9 atmospheres.
But with the help of a Turk, you can get a drink with the same external properties as espresso.
How to brew espresso in a Turk at home
For the drink you will need:
- 1-2 teaspoons of coffee, preferably fine grind.
- 50-60 ml. water.
- You can add sugar or coffee spices, such as cardamom, to taste.
Let's start cooking
Coffee grinds are poured into a Turk and heated in it for 10-15 seconds . If you want to add sugar to your coffee, you should add it along with the coffee grinds right away. Afterwards, the water is prepared separately - it needs to be filtered and heated to 40-50 degrees . Afterwards, water is slowly poured into the Turk in a thin stream. Coffee brewing begins.
Next you need to wait until the foam rises. The Turk is lifted from the stove, the temperature of the burner is reduced to a minimum, and the Turk is placed on it again. After the second rise of the foam, the Turk is removed from the burner and the drink is poured into a cup.
Important! The cup also needs to be pre-warmed. Since most ceramic cups are made from white porcelain clay, they can be safely heated directly on the hob burner. You can warm it up with boiling water by pouring it into a mug.
How to brew double espresso in a Turk at home
Double espresso is brewed in a very specific way if you use a Turk.
Step by step:
- The drink is prepared using a Turk, as described above.
- Afterwards, 3-4 teaspoons are scooped out of it.
- A teaspoon of freshly ground is poured in, and the volume is replenished with fresh water.
- The cooking process is repeated.
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Spices
Coffee is often prepared using a variety of spices. Most often they use:
- Ground cinnamon . Coffee with cinnamon is spicy. You can dip a stick of korza into the freshly brewed drink and leave for a minute. The second option is to sprinkle ground cinnamon on the foam of coffee poured into cups.
- Nutmeg (dry, ground). This spice is an excellent tonic; it is mixed with coffee before brewing or used to sprinkle foam directly into cups.
- Vanilla . We add an extraordinary aroma to the drink; it goes well with coffee served with milk or cream.
- Cardamom . Gives a slightly spicy taste and rich aroma. This version of the drink helps to relax and relieve fatigue.
- Carnation . This spice is an antiseptic, so you should drink coffee with cloves for sore throats, as well as for prevention during colds.
- Ginger . It is best to use fresh root, grated on a fine grater. Add spice to the finished drink, 0.25-0.5 teaspoon per cup.
- Black pepper . Gives an extraordinary aroma. Add 2-3 peas per cup, remove the peas before serving.
Correct proportions for delicious Turkish coffee
The dosage of the drink is determined by the volume of the turka. The proportions follow the rule of 1 to 10 , that is, are required 1 g of coffee . water .
Ingredients
| Dry coffee grind | Weight of the prepared drink, gr. | Volume, ml. | Beverage balance | Cooking proportions |
| Single | 6 | 13 | 29 | |
| Double | 15 | 31 | 76 | 50% |
| Triple | 21 | 42 | 100 |
Home cooking technology
Turka is perfect for preparing various coffee drinks if you don’t have a coffee machine. The main nuance lies in the preparation of grinding. Since there will be no pressure when dry coffee interacts with water, you need to grind the beans as much as possible so that the particles transfer the necessary substances to the water with their entire surface.
After boiling and foam rising, the drink must be stirred and removed from the heat. Then bring to a boil again, the insoluble fraction of coffee beans will completely settle to the bottom of the pot, and there will be a thin light brown foam on the surface of the drink.
You can read about how to choose good ground coffee in the article: Rating of the best ground coffee brands
General recommendations
The following recommendations will allow you to prepare a drink with maximum quality of taste and aroma:
- The taste of coffee is affected not only by the quality of the coffee bean, but also by the quality of the water. For the drink, it is best to use purified water from plastic bottles.
- The coffee maker must be warmed up before preparing the drink. Moreover, this should be done not by dry heating, but by filling the container with boiling water.
- If the foam turns out to be very light, then you need to increase the coffee grinding fraction.
About water and fire
In fact, if you exclude coffee beans, then the key parameters will be two - water and fire, which affect the quality of espresso.
Water should be used after boiling and cooling to 40 degrees Celsius; as for fire, cooking varies in three temperature ranges:
- Maximum “fire” of the hob until it boils.
- Minimum during boiling period
- Maximum for re-boiling.
Important! If double espresso , the temperature cycle is repeated twice.
Choosing a cezve for cooking
A turk or cezve can have a variety of parameters that form the criteria for selection. But for the correct selection of Turks, it is important to take into account only three design parameters:
- Material. The Turk can be made of stainless steel, copper or ceramics. For espresso, it is better to choose a ceramic product, since the clay holds the temperature longer, preventing the drink from cooling down.
- Volume. It is best to use a Turk with a volume for one serving - 180-200 ml .
- Geometric shape . Now there is a very large selection from straight flask-shaped to round. But it is better to choose a pear-shaped cezve: a wide bottom and a narrow top through the middle belt.
What coffee beans are needed?
Here the emphasis is placed not only on the quality and taste of the product, but also on the degree of grinding of the beans. In Turkish coffee it is very fine, literally ground into dust. If the grains are larger, this will affect the taste of the drink, since coffee seeds do not always completely dissolve.
It is not possible to grind coffee to such a degree at home, so many people buy ready-made coffee, ground at a factory. The most popular is Mehmet Efendi, which meets all the standards and requirements of Turkish coffee.
Recipes for making espresso in Turk
The process of brewing espresso is the same, but the recipe may include a variety of spices and ingredients.
Espresso with spices and cinnamon
Coffee grinding is poured into the Turk - 10-12 g, 120 ml . water. Espresso is prepared, but after the first boil, you need to add a sprig of cinnamon to the drink, then bring the espresso until it boils again.
Espresso with cream
In order for the foam to be more saturated, 10-15 ml is poured into the coffee grinder . fresh cream . When boiling, they form a foam on the surface with a milky aroma.
It is not advisable to use milk instead of cream, since milk is not capable of forming foam; it will simply mix with the drink. At the same time, the taste of the drink will change, the cream does not have a pronounced milky smell, the texture of its aroma is closer to butter cream or light butter.
Espresso with mint and honey
A classic espresso is prepared, but only a couple of mint leaves and a teaspoon of honey are added to it. This combination will enhance the taste and aroma of the drink.
Additional ingredients should be added immediately before serving, since if mint is boiled in boiling water, it will lose all its properties, and it is not advisable to boil honey at all.
Delicious espresso with milk
Ingredients:
- one teaspoon of grain, ground or instant strong coffee,
- half a glass of hot boiled water and one glass of milk
Cooking method:
- It is best to prepare a latte in a special tall Irish glass and serve with a comfortable high spoon.
- Brew coffee in a way that suits you.
- In a coffee maker, coffee machine, or simply pour boiling water in a mug if you are using instant coffee.
- The coffee must be strong enough.
- The most delicious latte will be made from a coffee mixture that will contain at least 10-20% robusta.
- Pour the milk into a separate container, it is best to use a French press, and heat it up a little, the main thing is not to bring the milk to a boil.
- It is enough to heat it to 50-60 degrees.
- This can be done either on an electric stove or in a microwave oven.
- It will be enough to put milk in the microwave for 40 seconds, setting the power to 600 W.
- Now you need to beat the milk using a blender or mixer.
- Beat thoroughly, at least 3-5 minutes, until an airy foam forms; as a result, it should be much fluffier than cappuccino foam.
- If you don’t have a mixer or blender at hand, you can use the same French press.
- Pour milk into it, close the lid and move the piston up and down over the surface of the milk.
- The foam should also be very thick and rich.
- Then you need to pour the milk into a pre-prepared tall transparent Irish glass.
- Carefully spread the foam on top if there is any left in the mixer or blender.
- After this, carefully pour the brewed coffee into the milk in a thin stream.
- The stream must be very thin, only then can you taste a real latte.
- The layers of coffee, milk and foam should not mix with each other.
- If you froth the milk correctly and carefully pour in the coffee, you will have a flaky, three-layer cocktail.
- The coffee should be between the milk and the milk foam.
- Clear identification of all three layers is the main sign that you have a real latte coffee.
- Finally, if you wish, you can sprinkle the top of the latte with grated chocolate or cinnamon.
Enjoy your coffee!
Submission rules
Classic espresso is served in a hot cup, which is heated in advance, and the drink itself is drunk immediately, since after 15-20 seconds after preparation it will no longer be espresso.
At the beginning of the article, we made a reservation that espresso in Turkish preserves only the appearance of the drink, and not its characteristic properties. Therefore, you can serve the drink in two ways:
- Simply pour into cups without preparing them.
- Pour into cups that will be further heated.
Turk is a classic method of preparing coffee that allows you to prepare a variety of types of coffee drinks, but it should also be noted that some types of coffee require specific processing and influences.
What to add
In Turkey, spices are often added to the main recipe, which are important to combine well with each other. For example, the combination of cinnamon, cloves and vanilla is very popular for making this drink at home.
You can vary your coffee preparation by adding cream or milk. It has been very popular in coffee shops lately to serve coffee with syrups for every taste and color.
Such options are very different from the original, but in order to please visitors, Turkish coffee can also offer completely unusual serving options with whipped cream and mashmallows, which is a very popular option today.
For lovers of Turkish cuisine, several recipes for delicious dishes are offered: imam bayaldi, gubadia, achma, lahmacun, kufta. See how to diversify Turkish coffee in the video:
