Cafe de la olla without boiling it
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Hot pot
Cafe de la Olla
Ground coffee with cinnamon and clove
4.1 from 37 ratingsFrom $24.99Price shown at our last check and set by the store, not by us.
The clay olla usually sits on the back comal with whole spices bobbing in the water. We put Arabica coffee, rooibos, cinnamon and clove right into the grind so the morning brew skips the mortar. It is real ground coffee, not instant granules that dissolve. Brew it with boiling water, let it steep, and strain the grounds out before you drink. The pot runs sweet, spiced and dark.
Made for cold mornings when the kitchen smells of cinnamon and woodsmoke.
One pouch
500 g
A serving here is a weight, not a glass. We divide the pouch by the number of servings printed on it, so the grams add up whatever size cup you drink from.
What goes into it
Real ground beans
This is specialty Arabica coffee blended with rooibos, cinnamon and clove. It does not dissolve in the mug. You treat this grind like any other morning coffee, which means it needs time to steep and a screen or filter to catch the grounds.
Skip the mortar
An olla on the stove usually takes whole Mexican cinnamon crushed by hand and a cake of sweetening cracked with a mallet. We ground everything into the pouch. A scoop straight into hot water brings out the spice without waiting for hard chunks to melt.
Sweet in the cup
The brew pours dark and runs on the sweet side, true to the pot you get at a roadside comal. If your morning cup needs more bitterness, cut the scoop with your own plain dark roast grounds. The cinnamon and clove carry through fine.
Pot or French press
A French press works fast on a counter, while a small saucepan on the stove lets the spices bloom longer. Let the coffee sit off the heat for several minutes so the grounds sink to the bottom, then pour slow into clay mugs.
Before you open it
The pages that carry the ratios and the timings for this one.
Made the same way
Warmed on the stove, ladled into mugs.
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