Café Brûlot

Name: Café Brûlot
Ingredients: 1 orange; 1 lemon; 6 whole cloves; 1 1/4 cups Triple Sec (orange-flavored liqueur); 2 tablespoons brandy; 2 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks; 5 cups hot strong brewed coffee; 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

9 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 orange
1 lemon
6 whole cloves
1 1/4 cups Triple Sec (orange-flavored liqueur)
2 tablespoons brandy
2 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks
5 cups hot strong brewed coffee
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

Directions

1

Carefully remove rind from orange and from lemon in a continuous strip using a vegetable peeler, making sure to avoid the white pithy part of the rind. Stud orange rind piece with 3 cloves. Stud lemon rind piece with 3 cloves.
2

Combine Triple Sec, brandy, and cinnamon sticks in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Bring to a simmer. Ignite Triple Sec mixture with a long match. Carefully hold orange and lemon rinds with tongs over flames, turning frequently. Let flames die down; add orange and lemon rinds to Triple Sec mixture.
3

Pour coffee into one side of saucepan. Stir in juices. Discard rinds. Serve in demitasse cups.