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New Orleans has long had a reputation for fine food and drink. Coffee recipes are part of this gustatory tradition.
At Antoine's restaurant in the 1890s, for instance, Jules Alciatore created Café Brûlot
Diabolique, a flaming concoction of coffee, brandy, and spices.
The drink later became a popular way to disguise alcohol during Prohibition. |
Antoine's Café Brûlot Diabolique
(Devilishly Burned Coffee)
Developed by Jules Alciatore in 1890s
Ingredients
- 2 sticks cinnamon
- 8 whole cloves
- peel of 1 lemon
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 3 ounces brandy
- 3 cups strong black coffee
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Directions
Put the cinnamon, cloves, lemon peel, sugar, and brandy in a fireproof bowl and heat on an open flame. When the brandy is hot, but not boiling, bring the bowl to the table and ignite with a match. Use a ladle to stir and pour the liquid around the bowl for 2 minutes. Pour the hot coffee into the flaming brandy and ladle the mixture into demitasse cups.
Courtesy of Roy R. Guste
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