Cà phê trứng
Hanoi egg coffee (ca phe trung) - egg yolk whipped with condensed milk into a warm custard and floated on phin coffee. Drinks like tiramisu.
Method
Filter
Typical volume
150 ml
Caffeine
135 mg
A reference figure for the drink, not a measurement of your cup.
Cà phê trứng preparation
- Brew 60ml of strong phin coffee - 20g of coffee, 4-5 minutes - into a warmed 150ml glass.
- Whisk 1 egg yolk with 20ml of sweetened condensed milk for 3-4 minutes until pale, thick and tripled in volume.
- Stand the glass in a bowl of hot water to hold the coffee at drinking temperature.
- Spoon the egg cream over the coffee in a 2-3cm layer.
- Serve with a spoon and take the cream with the coffee.
Ca phe trung. An electric whisk gets there in a minute and does it better than a fork. The yolk is only warmed by the coffee, never cooked, so use the freshest eggs you have.
What makes it
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