Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Aperitivos y Bebidas


Cola De Mono - Chilean Eggnog

Serves 10

1 Gallon milk
1 Cup sugar
1 Vanilla bean
1 Cup whole coffee beans
6 Large egg yolks
2 1/2 cups pisco, aguardiente

Bring the milk to a boil with the sugar, vanilla and coffee. Let it simmer slowly, stirring occasionally until the milk turns a light brown. Remove it form the heat, strain, and return to low heat. Add a couple of tablespoons of hot milk to the egg yolks to dilute and warm them. Stir the yolks back into the hot milk and cook the mixture for a few minutes. Let it cool completely. Add the pisco to taste and serve cold. White rum can be substituted for pisco. For a short-cut use the 1/2 cup instant coffee instead of coffee beans.