BunCardamom Coffee

Name: Bun (Cardamom Coffee)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Eritrea
Ingredients: 800 ml Water; 40 g Ground Coffee; 2 g Cardamom Powder; 40 g White Sugar

Bun is coffee in Eritrea and is central to the country’s coffee hospitality traditions. This streamlined stovetop version is brewed with cardamom and served with sugar to taste.

Prep

Cook

10m

Serves

Estimated

Nutrition

Per serving

68kcal

Calories

Protein

Fat

15g

Carbs

Estimated per serving from the base recipe. Actual nutrition may vary.

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Ingredients

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Coffee

800ml
Water
40g
Ground Coffee
2g
Cardamom Powder

Sweetener

40g
White Sugar

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Method

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4 steps

01
Heat the water to 95°C (203°F) in a small pot.
02
Stir in the ground coffee and cardamom powder, then keep it at a gentle simmer around 90°C (194°F) for a short time.
03
Remove the pot from the heat and let the grounds settle.
04
Pour the coffee carefully into cups and serve with the white sugar stirred in to taste.

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