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Kopi (Kopitiam Coffee)

Name: Kopi (Kopitiam Coffee)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Malaysian & Singaporean
Ingredients: 30 g Nanyang-style kopi powder (dark roasted with butter and sugar); 500 ml just-boiled water; 4 tbsp Condensed milk; 2 tbsp Evaporated milk (optional)

Thick, dark Nanyang coffee brewed in a cloth sock and sweetened with condensed milk, just like the old kopitiam uncle makes.

Malaysian & Singaporean · Drinks · prep 5 min · cook 5 min · serves 2 · Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Nut-free, Pescatarian

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Ingredients

30 g Nanyang-style kopi powder (dark roasted with butter and sugar)
500 ml just-boiled water
4 tbsp Condensed milk
2 tbsp Evaporated milk (optional)

Method

Warm two cups with hot water and tip it out. Put the kopi powder in a coffee sock (or a cafetière) set in a jug.
Pour over the just-boiled water and leave to brew for 3–4 min, then lift the sock up and down a few times and squeeze gently to get a thick, strong brew.
Put 2 tbsp condensed milk in each cup, pour in the hot coffee and stir until creamy and caramel brown.
Add a splash of evaporated milk for kopi C, or skip the milk and sweeten with sugar for kopi O. Serve with kaya toast.

Tips

Order like a local: kopi (condensed milk), kopi C (evaporated milk and sugar), kopi O (black, sweet), kopi peng (iced), kosong (no sugar).
Nanyang beans are roasted with margarine or butter; check the pack if you avoid dairy. Contains dairy.

Sources

Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:

Essence of Life Homegrounds Nyonyalicious

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