New Orleans Café Noir Coffee Recipe

 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.