New Orleans black coffee, otherwise known as Café Noir, is a dark and thick brew.
Its secret ingredient, chicory is made out of the dried, roasted roots of a bitter
herb. Locals won’t drink anything else
Makes: 4
Preparation Time: 5mins
Total Prep Time: 8mins
Ingredient List:
- 4 tablespoons drip ground coffee
- 2 tablespoons chicory
- ¼ teaspoons salt
- 4 cups water (filtered)
- Sugar (optional)
Instructions:
1. Spoon the coffee, followed by the chicory, and finally the salt into the filter of a dry style coffee maker's drip basket.
2. Bring the water to come to a boil.
3. Add sufficient water to lightly moisten the ground coffee and chicory. Next,
pour approximately ½ a cup of water into the coffee filter.
4. Wait patiently for the water to drip through, and add another ½ cup of water.
Repeat the process until all 4 cups are brewed.
5. Serve at once
6. Add sugar to sweeten if necessary.
