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Flaming Coffee With Tia Maria
The fun of cooking is putting on a show and being watched. A
stage is your dining room and your audience is your guest.
Practice makes perfect so please practice before putting a show
on in front of someone.
1/4 medium lemon
1 cup granulated sugar in bowl
1 1/2 ounces cognac
1 1/2 ounces Tia Maria
3 cups of hot coffee
1 cup Romance Whipped Cream
Equipment Needed
1 small fire extinguisher
1 portable gourmet stove and fuel
3 long handled matches
2 heat resistant glasses with stem
1 serving spoon
1 jigger
2 napkins
2 dessert plates with underliner
Light the burner and adjust the control to moderate heat. Rub
the rim of a glass with lemon. Dip the rim in the bowl of
granulated sugar to coat. Pour 11/2 ounces cognac from a jigger
into the glass hold the glass by the stem over the burner.
Turning continuously to prevent breaking, until the cognac
ignites. Remove the glass from the burner and swirl until the
sugar on the rim caramelizes. Pour in 3/4 ounces of Tia Maria.
Add hot coffee to within inch of the top of glass. Add 1/2
teaspoon of sugar to coffee. Next, spoon romance whipped cream
over top of coffee. For presenting, wrap the glass in a clean
white napkin, place on a dessert plate with underliner and
serve.
Yield: 2 servings |
