How to make coffee in a moka pot
A moka pot heats water in its base until the pressure pushes it up through the coffee, giving a strong, almost espresso-like coffee on the stove. This is for a 3-cup pot.
- Time 8 min
- Difficulty Medium
- Serves 1 cup
- Moka pot
- Coffee
- 15–17 g (a full basket, 3-cup pot)
- Grind
- Medium-fine, coarser than espresso
- Water
- Hot, to just below the valve (about 130–150 ml)
- Heat
- Medium-low
- Total time
- About 5–8 min
You need
- Medium-fine coffee · 15–17 g
- Hot water · about 130–150 ml
- Fresh or condensed milk (optional)
Method
Boil the water and pour it into the base up to just below the safety valve. Hold the base with a cloth: it gets very hot.
Fill the basket with coffee and level it without tamping. Wipe the grounds off the rim.
Fit the basket into the base and screw the top on tightly with the cloth. Put the pot on medium-low heat with the lid open so you can watch.
Once the coffee starts to flow, keep the heat low so it comes out slow and steady, like honey.
When the stream turns pale or starts to sputter, take the pot off the heat and run cold water over the base to stop it.
Stir the coffee in the pot and pour. Drink it as it is, with a little hot water, or with milk.
Tip: Burnt, bitter coffee comes from high heat or letting the pot sputter too long: take it off when the stream turns pale and cool the base at once. For a milk drink, pour the moka coffee into hot fresh milk, or over ice with condensed milk.
Coffee for this recipe
Phuoc Son Traditional Coffeefrom 72.000 ₫72.000 ₫/ 250 g bag
75.000 ₫1
