Coffee and Steaks---it's not just for breakfast anymore

Re:Coffee and Steaks---it's not just for breakfast anymore (agnesrob)

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 07:05:40 GMT

Beautiful dinner Ed! That's it steak for dinner tonight done on my grill!!

Re:Coffee and Steaks---it's not just for breakfast anymore (sk bob)

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 22:00:33 GMT

great looking steak & potatos,ED.
I've been mulling over trying the coffee rub since I've heard about it a while ago.
the wife doesn't like coffee but loves the smell of it.
I think I'll try it without telling her. surprise surprise..

Re:Coffee and Steaks---it's not just for breakfast anymore (Scarlett)

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 15:53:37 GMT

I love food art - I can't wait to try it.

Re:Coffee and Steaks---it's not just for breakfast anymore (EdSails)

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:10:20 GMT

BT

EdSails

Bill-----there's a whole salad there!

I don't see any iceberg lettuce . . . you can stay in CA (for now, but don't push it).

Well....I know they wouldn't use it in Jocko's!

Re:Coffee and Steaks---it's not just for breakfast anymore (ann peeples)

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:08:14 GMT

That dressing sounds great, Ed.I like anything ceasar!

Re:Coffee and Steaks---it's not just for breakfast anymore (chewingthefat)

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:20:20 GMT

Fantastic looking,everything, great pics!

Re:Coffee and Steaks---it's not just for breakfast anymore (brisketboy)

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:51:24 GMT

This looks truely awesome and I think I am going to try this myself since I am a total steak lover. I want to try the potatos that way as well.

Re:Coffee and Steaks---it's not just for breakfast anymore (BT)

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 02:02:37 GMT

EdSails

Bill-----there's a whole salad there!

I don't see any iceberg lettuce . . . you can stay in CA (for now, but don't push it).

Re:Coffee and Steaks---it's not just for breakfast anymore (EdSails)

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:35:28 GMT

Bill-----there's a whole salad there!
Ann----I must confess, it was El Torito Cilantro Pepita Ceasar Dressing. Pretty good actually!

Re:Coffee and Steaks---it's not just for breakfast anymore (leethebard)

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:36:45 GMT

What a GREAT Idea...will try this...fulllboodied!!!

Re:Coffee and Steaks---it's not just for breakfast anymore (1bbqboy)

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:11:48 GMT

Ed, where are the vegetables? And you call yourself a Californian?

Re:Coffee and Steaks---it's not just for breakfast anymore (ann peeples)

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:57:20 GMT

Everything looks and sounds fantastic! Just curious as to what your salad dressing was.

Re:Coffee and Steaks---it's not just for breakfast anymore (MellowRoast)

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:23:45 GMT

Now that looks super-dandy to me. Beautiful steaks and salad, too.

Re:Coffee and Steaks---it's not just for breakfast anymore (fishtaco)

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:30:33 GMT

I've done BBQ sauce with coffee, but have yet to try this.

Re:Coffee and Steaks---it's not just for breakfast anymore (Greymo)

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:03:43 GMT

Your steak looks great and I am going to try a rub such as you made. I usually just use Montreal steak seasoning and olive oil as a rub but yous sounds well worth trying.

Coffee and Steaks---it's not just for breakfast anymore (EdSails)

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:57:26 GMT

The other day I picked up a couple of nice rib eye steaks.

As I thought about it, I decided I didn't want to do the same old sea salt and ground pepper on it this time. Over the last few years I'd seen several shows and recipes that made a coffee-based rub for meats. That intrigued me, so I looked to see what I had. I started with a few scoops of Costa Rican coffee beans in the coffee grinder. I ground it pretty fine, more like an espresso grind. In my handy little mixing bowl I put the coffee, some paprika, some ancho chili, a few shakes of chipotle, sea salt, black and white pepper, garlic powder and onion powder.

I let it sit for a bit while the steaks warmed up from the fridge and then coated them generously with the rub. I let the steaks sit and mingle flavors with the rub while I started the next part of the meal.

I had a bag of small Yukon gold potatoes that I thought would go perfect with the steaks. Since I was grilling them, I prepared the potatoes for the grill too. First, I quartered the potatoes and placed them on a big sheet of foil. Then I added some olive oil, a few grinds of pepper, some sea salt and a healthy dose of ground cumin. I folded and sealed the package and it was ready to go.

I got the gas grill nice and hot on a few burners and placed the potatoes on them. I turned the package a few times just to try to keep from burning the potatoes. After 20 minutes or so, I lit an end burner, put it to low and moved the potatoes over it.

The steaks went on the hot burners and I was cooking.

In the meantime, I made a simple salad--------baby lettuce mix, grape tomatoes, sugar snap peas and scallions, etc.

After 4 minutes I rotated the steaks 90 degrees to try and get that nice diamond pattern. Another four minutes and I flipped them over and followed the same procedure on the other side. I kept the lid up------didn't want any flareups to ruin these!

After a bit I turned the heat down to finish cooking them. Even in the dimly lit dark outside, you could see they had a nice crust and a good pattern on them.

A couple presses with my finger for doneness and they came off to rest.

Now ---the ultimate test. Upon first taste, I was shocked. I had expected it to be a really overpowering rub. It was not. Instead, the steaks had just a subtle heat from the chiles and the coffee taste was slight, complementing the meat well. I probably could have used another spoonful of coffee to make it more assertive, but the balance was nice and I was very happy with the meat.

A successful exercise and a delicious meal. With a glass of Curran Sangiovese 2005, it made a delicious meal. I'm a firm believer in a coffee rub on steaks now!