Cordial (Almond and Coconut Milk Punch)
Origin: La Paz
Source: Josefa Rodríguez de Asenjo, 1890
Ingredients
- 1 litro (liter) good milk
- 3 eggs
- toasted sugar
- almonds
- coconuts (cocos)
- 6 egg yolks
- 1 vaso (glass) grape aguardiente or good cognac
Instructions
- Cook 1 liter of milk with 3 eggs, sweetened with toasted sugar.
- Grind almonds and coconuts, dissolve in a little milk, and strain through a sieve.
- Pour the strained milk into the pot with 6 well-beaten yolks (one per three cups).
- Beat well with a chocolate whisk and remove from the heat immediately.
- Add a glass of grape aguardiente (or cognac) and serve well beaten and foamy.