Cuban Coffee (Café Cubano)
Want to learn how to make Cuban coffee at home? You don't have to move to Miami to have an amazing café Cubano. With this easy recipe, you can replicate your abuela's delicious espresso with the espumita on top!
Servings: 4 4.5 fl oz cups
Calories: 98kcal
Ingredients
- 1.6 oz ground Cuban coffee or medium-ground coffee
- 2 cups filtered water
- ½ cup white or brown sugar or a mixture of the two
Instructions
- Fill the lower chamber of the moka pot with boiling water to just below the valve, then fill the funnel with ground coffee, tap the side to remove air pockets, and level the top with a knife. Do not tamp the grounds.
- Screw on the upper chamber and place the moka pot over low heat. (If you're using a gas stove, keep the flame smaller than the base of the moka pot.) After a few minutes, you'll hear the water begin to boil, and the espresso will start to come out of the top.
- While the water is heating, measure the sugar for the espumita into the creamer or a glass measuring cup. As soon as the first drops of espresso come out of the top of the moka pot, pour enough into the sugar to moisten it, then put the pot back on the heat. Whip the mixture with a spoon or an electric mixer until the espumita is light brown, thickened, and trebled in volume.
- Once the stream of espresso in the moka pot is honey colored, remove it from the heat and immediately pour the espresso into the creamer with the espumita. Stir to combine.
- Let the mixture stand until the espumita has floated to the top, then pour into tacitas (demitasse cups) and serve immediately.
Notes
- The ingredient measurements here are for a 9-cup moka pot. If you're using a 3 or 6-cup pot, you won't need as much of each ingredient.
- Use 1 tablespoon of sugar per cup (I did about 9 tablespoons for my 9-cup moka pot).
- Don't add too much coffee to the espumita at first; just enough to moisten it is good to start, then add a little more if needed.
- Want to make café con leche? Serve each cafecito with a tazo (cup) of steamed milk to allow everyone to mix it with milk to their preference.
- Get more tips for making a great moka pot brew in our blog post.
Nutrition
Serving: 4.5fl oz | Calories: 98kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 0.2g | Sodium: 2.8mg | Sugar: 25g | Calcium: 2.8mg
