Chile Affogato Food

AFFOGATO

Steps:

• Place 2 small scoops of ice cream (coffee, chocolate or vanilla) in a coffee cup, then pour in a shot of espresso or 3 tablespoons strong brewed coffee. Top with shaved dark chocolate and chopped hazelnuts.

CHIANTI AFFOGATO

Steps:

• Combine the wine, sugar, orange zest, peppercorns, salt, basil and cinnamon stick in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon to help dissolve the sugar. Reduce the heat to medium low to maintain a gentle simmer. Cook for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and allow to steep for an additional 5 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a pitcher.
• Divide the gelato among six coffee cups. Pour the warm wine syrup over the top, and serve with demitasse spoons.

AFFOGATO

Steps:

• Put a scoop of vanilla ice cream or gelato in a small mug and top it with a shot of hot espresso or strong coffee. You'll have what may be the loveliest-and simplest-of Italian desserts: "affogato," which aptly means "drowned."

AFFOGATO

Steps:

• Place 3 scoops of the ice cream in each of 2 bowls. Pour the espresso over the ice cream and serve immediately.
• Note: To make espresso for this recipe in your electric drip coffee maker, use 1/3 cup of ground espresso and enough water for 4 cups of coffee.

AFFOGATO

Steps:

• Scoop ice cream into 4 martini glasses. Equally distribute the 4 shots of espresso and the hazelnut liqueur over the ice cream.