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Cafe Brulot

The classic New Orleans tableside flambéed coffee — cognac and Curaçao with citrus peel, spices, and sugar set ablaze, then extinguished with a stream of strong black coffee.

FrenchVegetarianEasy15 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
5
  • 1 each orange, peel cut into 1-inch by 1/8-inch strips
  • 1 each lemon, peel cut into 1-inch by 1/8-inch strips
  • 3 each sugar cubes
  • 6 each whole cloves
  • 1 each cinnamon stick, 2-inch
  • 1 cup cognac
  • 0.5 cup Curaçao or other orange liqueur
  • 2 cup fresh strong black coffee

Instructions

  1. 1

    Light the burner under a brulot bowl or chafing dish and adjust flame to low.

  2. 2

    Drop the orange and lemon peel, sugar cubes, cloves, and cinnamon stick into the bowl. Pour in the cognac and Curaçao. Stir to dissolve the sugar.

  3. 3

    When the mixture is warm, ignite it with a long match. Stirring gently, pour the coffee in a slow, thin stream, continuing to stir until the flame dies out.

  4. 4

    Ladle into brulot cups or demitasse cups and serve at once.

Tags

emerildessertcoffeenew-orleanscocktailflambee