Tutorial: Vietnamese-Style Coffee

It was really cold when I got up this morning: -11° with wind-chills of around -25°! I decided that it would be a great day for a cup of Vietnamese-style coffee. It is very sweet, rich and creamy, just the way to start a cold day. 

1. Boil some water. 

2. Gather supples: 

(According to a blog post I read at Heavy Table the favored coffee for this is Café du Monde brand. 

I drove all the way to New Orleans for this can, but you can probably find it at your nearest Asian grocery. 

I have not found the decaffeinated kind outside of NOLA though.)

3. Add coffee to phin:

(I am betting that you could make this in a French press or a regular coffee pot. 

I think you would need to make it fairly strong though.)

4. Pour water into phin and let steep:

 5. Add sweetened condensed milk:

(I should have added the milk first, but I forgot.)

6. Stir:

7. Add a bit more water:

(Okay, normally you wouldn't do this, but it was so cold in my house that the coffee was cold when I went to drink it. 

Also it was really strong, so I needed to dilute it a bit.)

Here are some other tutorials on how to make Vietnamese coffee:

Heavy Table

ineedcoffee

Trung Nguyen