Tinto
Black coffee with panela
Tinto: Colombia's small cup of black coffee, brewed in a pot and lightly sweetened with panela
Ask for a tinto anywhere in Colombia and you get a small cup of black coffee, never red wine. Street vendors carry it in thermos flasks through the plazas of Manizales, Pereira and Bogotá, and offices, bus stations and farm kitchens in the coffee region brew pots of it all day. It is light, hot and gently sweet, often made by simmering ground coffee with water and a little panela, then straining it through a cloth bag. The usual error is boiling the coffee hard, which makes it harsh and bitter; let it come to the boil only once. Chef's tip: let the grounds settle for a minute off the heat before straining, so the cup stays clear.
- Total time
- 10 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- ⅔ oz panelagrated (or dark muscovado); leave out for an unsweetened tinto
- 1 oz ground coffeemedium grind, about 4 tbsp
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Bring 2 cups water and ⅔ oz panela to the boil in a small pan, stirring until the panela dissolves.
4 minStep 2: Take the pan off the heat, stir in 1 oz ground coffee and return it to the heat just until it rises and foams once; don't let it keep boiling.
1 minStep 3: Leave off the heat for 1–2 minutes so the grounds settle.
2 minStep 4: Strain through a cloth coffee bag or a fine sieve lined with a paper filter into small cups and serve hot.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 25 kcal
- Protein
- 0 g
- Carbs
- 6 g
- Fat
- 0 g
- Fibre
- 0 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does tinto take?
- About 10 minutes in total: 2 minutes to prepare and 8 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegan?
- Yes. It has no meat, fish, dairy or eggs.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
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