Cola De Mono Chilean Holiday Drink Recipes

CHILEAN AGUARDIENTE COFFEE EGGNOG: COLA DE MONO PARA NAVIDAD

Steps:

• Place the milk, sugar, cloves, vanilla, cinnamon, lemon, and orange peels in a large pot. Bring to a soft boil over medium heat. When the milk begins to boil, add the instant coffee, dissolved in some warm milk. Stir to mix and turn off the heat and allow to cool covered. Strain into a bowl or pitcher. Add the pisco little by little, while stirring with a wooden spoon. Store in glass bottles and refrigerate.

COLA DE MONO (COLEMONO)

Steps:

• In a non-stick pan, pour the milk. Add the cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon stick.
• Heat over medium-high heat, watching closely so the milk does not overflow.
• When the milk is a little hot, take a little to dissolve the coffee in a small bowl.
• Pour the dissolved coffee into the pan and mix.
• Continue heating the milk, stirring occasionally.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the yolks and sugar for one minute.
• Once the milk is boiling, reduce the heat to low, take a ladle of milk and add it to the sugared eggs, whisking constantly.
• Add 3 tablespoons of milk gradually, while continuing to whisk.
• Pour everything into the saucepan of boiling milk and continue to heat and stir until thickened.
• Increase the heat to an average temperature and cook 3 more minutes without stirring.
• Cool and add the vanilla and pisco. Mix well.
• Taste and adjust the sugar and/or liquor to taste.
• Bottle and refrigerate for 3 hours before consuming.
• Store in the refrigerator for up to 10 days.

ISA'S COLA DE MONO

Steps:

• Gently simmer the cloves and cinnamon sticks in water until reduced by half, about 30 minutes. Add 1 cup of milk, and heat to a simmer, then stir in and dissolve the coffee and sugar.
• Strain the coffee mixture into the remaining cold milk, and discard the cloves and cinnamon sticks. Stir in the vanilla extract and pisco. Store in the refrigerator.