New Orleans Cafe Brulot Recipes

MICHAEL'S CAFé BRULOT

Steps:

• In a small saucepan with high sides combine Cognac, zest, sugar, Grand Marnier, cloves, and cinnamon sticks. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Using long match, carefully ignite brandy mixture. Gradually pour coffee, extinguishing flames. Divide liquid equally among 4 cups and serve.

CAFE BRULOT (CAFé BRûLOT DIABOLIQUE)

Steps:

• Using a grinder or mortar and pestle, grind together orange and lemon zests, spices, pecans, and sugar until finely powdered.
• Transfer ground nut/spice mixture to brulot bowl or chafing dish or large saucepan.
• Place dish directly over heat source with the flame on low; add Cognac and liqueur.
• Just as liquid starts to simmer, half fill a metal ladle with the liquid and ignite (I use a long grill lighter to do this and keep a lid for the pan handy: it can be a bit intimidating once the whole thing is ignited; if the flames get to high for you to handle, you can just put the lid on the pan and the flame will go out and you can try again).
• Return flaming liquid to dish to ignite the rest, and stir until sugar dissolves.
• As flame begins to subside, slowly stir in coffee.
• Ladle coffee into brulot cups or coffee cups, and serve hot.
• Can also be served cold for a fancy iced coffee cocktail (coffee ice-cubes work the best, so the drink isn't diluted as the ice melts); shake in a cocktail shaker with ice and serve in champagne glasses.

NEW ORLEANS CAFE BRULOT

Steps:

• In a blazer pan of a chafing dish combine cinnamon, cloves, sugar cubes, orange and lemon peels.
• In a small pan heat brandy till nearly boiling. Remove from heat and ignite. Pour over the mixture in blazer pan.
• Place the blazer pan over chafing dish burner and spoon the brandy over sugar until the cubes melt. Stir in coffee .
• Pour into mugs and enjoy.