My Dad's Vietnamese Coffee (Cà Phê Sữa Dá)
Vietnamese iced coffee is a drink I associate most with my dad because he made it best. For him, making Ca Phe Sua Da (as he likes to call it) was a ritual. In this blog post, read all about how he makes it the authentic Vietnamese way.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 ¼ cups water
- 2 tbsp ground coffee
- 2 tbsp condensed milk
Instructions
- 1
Boil 1 1/4 cups of water.
- 2
Scoop 2 tbsp of coffee into the Vietnamese coffee filter. Place the coffee filter on top of a cup.
- 3
Pour the boiling water into the coffee filter without overfilling it. Do this a few times until you run out of water.
- 4
In a second cup, add 2 tbsp of condensed milk. Adjust the amount of condensed milk based on your sweetness preferences.
- 5
Place the coffee filter with the coffee still in it on top of the second cup. Pour the coffee from the first cup into the coffee filter.
- 6
Mix together the brewed coffee and condensed milk.
- 7
Optional: Pour coffee into a cup of ice and enjoy!