Egg coffee (in Vietnamese: cà phê trứng) is a creative and unique drink that plenty of people like because of its typical, passionate, greasy flavor that is unforgettable.
Vietnamese egg coffee is very famous in Hanoi, Vietnam. If you do not have a chance to come to coffee shops in Hanoi to taste it, you can prepare for yourself and your family the delicious, nutritious cups of this coffee right at your home with our recipe.
To make egg coffee a good flavor, you must learn a small skill and use it sophisticatedly in preparation. The taste of eggs is very fishy, so if the coffee is not mixed correctly, it creates unpleasant feelings for the drinkers, and you will waste coffee.
Therefore, you need to consider each step when preparing this drink. The way to make Vietnamese coffee with egg is also quite simple with the following steps.
Ingredients to make Vietnamese egg coffee
- Coffee powder: 3 – 4 spoons to make about 90ml coffee
- 1 fresh chicken egg
- 1 spoon of condensed milk with sugar
- 1 spoon of sugar
- ½ spoon of honey
- 1/3 spoon of rum or a little vanilla
- Boiled water
Way to make excellent Vietnamese egg coffee
Step 1: You use a filter (or machine) to make black coffee with boiling water and pour it into a cup. Depending on the taste of each person, you can add a little sugar or condensed milk.
Step 2: Separate the egg white and egg yolk parts, then put each of them in two different bowls. Please do not mix them with each other because each part has a different way of preparation. The egg is the main ingredient that will help you create an incredible cup of coffee, so you must choose an excellent fresh egg with hygiene.
Step 3: Use an electric whisk to beat the egg white, then add sugar and condensed milk to continue beating until it is fluffy and fragrant. This step is essential to be careful when having a delicious egg coffee. Thus, it would help if you kept this liquid in good condition. Usually, you whisk this mixed container for 2-3 continuous minutes, non-stop, until you see it become nice and good feelings.
Step 4: Next, put the honey in the bowl containing the egg yolk and mix with an electric mixer until the mixture has a typical aroma. If you do not have an electric whisk, use Vietnamese chopsticks or a spoon to beat the yolk. When you beat it by hand, it would be best to notice that you should do it fast, at a steady pace, and non-stop to have a perfectly smooth mixture. While you mix this one, add rum or a little vanilla to kill the fishy taste of the yolk.
Then, pour the egg yolk mixture first, and add the egg white part to cover it. That is completed. Now, you finish making delicious egg coffee.
Tips: You may mix the egg white and yolk mixtures together. However, these are compatible after you beat them separately. Add a little chocolate powder on the top with decoration to make a cup of coffee look nice.
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Notes to know while making Vietnamese egg coffee
Making egg coffee with those steps seems simple, but preparing it well takes work. Thus, reading some notes below would help you get a fantastic cup of this coffee.
The ratio of ingredients put into the egg mixture and coffee is vital in making a cup of coffee great. Using the correct ratio will save more materials. However, you also note each person’s taste to add more sugar or rum/vanilla to make it sweeter or less fishy.
Most people like a cup of Vietnamese egg coffee when it is not too sweet, bitter, or fishy but fragrant. Besides, the cup of coffee has a greasy flavor; egg flavor is blended with the coffee aroma to create a unique savor.
You should drink the coffee cup when it is still hot. If you drink it when it’s cold, it will taste fishy. This note is also essential when serving egg coffee to attract tasters.
You can put a cup of egg coffee into a bowl of hot water to make the coffee warm longer. When tasting, you can stir everything in the cup but only stir a little to avoid the coffee that may be cool and smell fishy.
Pay attention to the fineness of the coffee powder. The coffee powder used in making egg coffee should be a manageable size. If the powder is too rough, the coffee cannot be extracted completely, which makes its taste light, not thick, causing the fusion of egg and coffee.
You should also notice to select clean materials and buy sterilized eggs, ensuring food safety. Good eggs can reduce fishy odor and help produce the taste of egg coffee. Also, coffee beans should be chosen from famous branded coffee companies in the market to ensure the taste of coffee is always rich and delicious in the right way.
Please pay attention to the decoration to make a cup of coffee more beautiful with your way of preparing it, which keeps eye-catching. Choosing elegant cups suitable for the bold color of coffee would be best.
With simple ingredients, you can make a nice cup of Vietnamese coffee with egg at home; you do not need to come to taste it in Hanoi right now. We hope you have a wonderful time to enjoy this kind of coffee with your friends and relatives.
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