Cafe Diavolo

6 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 c. cognac
  • 6 lumps sugar
  • rind of 1/2 lemon
  • rind of 1 orange
  • 1 doz. whole cloves
  • 2 c. strong black coffee

Directions

  1. 1
    In chafing dish, heat cognac with sugar and lemon rind.
  2. 2
    Peel orange so that skin remains in a strip 1-inch wide and about 8-inches long.
  3. 3
    Stick orange peel with cloves.
  4. 4
    Hold over chafing dish with fork.
  5. 5
    Pour 2 ounces cognac over orange peel, starting from top and allow to drip into pan.
  6. 6
    Ignite for a few moments, adding just enough additional cognac to keep flame lit.
  7. 7
    When flame goes out, place peel in chafing dish and simmer in hot mixture 4 to 5 minutes.
  8. 8
    Add coffee.
  9. 9
    Blaze some cognac on top and serve in demitasse cups.
  10. 10
    Serves 4.

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