Syria

Recipes

Arabic Coffee

(Ahweh or Kahweh)

Description:

Description: As soon as you stop drinking it, the government takes away your citizenship and labels you an "Alien!". It's great coffee, strong, and takes some getting use to. Identical to coffee in neighboring countries. Sometimes referred too as Turkish coffee. We will bring you the Gulf countries' version at future date.

Servings: 1 demitasse cup

Ingredients:

1 demitasse cup of water

1 1/2 teaspoon sugar

1 heaping teaspoon finely powdered coffee (not instant)

Instructions:

Measure water and sugar in small saucepan or rakweh. Dissolve the sugar in the water by bringing the mixture to a boil stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in coffee. Return to heat and bring slowly back to a boil.

When the coffee begins to rise up remove from heat. When foaming recedes return to heat and bring back to a boil. Repeat this procedure three times . The goal is to get maximum coffee flavor without over boiling. There should be a thick sediment on the bottom and a brown froth on the top.

Best way to Drink: Serve the coffee by pouring gradually into each cup to evenly distribute the sediment. You should buy a Rakweh (from a middle eastern shop) and adjust the recipe to serve more people.