doing some searching for recipes that include coffee as well as all of those wonderful recipes that just require a good cup of coffee to be complete!
Next step will be to make some of these and get some nice photos up!
Pork Tenderloin with Costa Rican coffee glaze:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon grated peeled fresh ginger
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 serrano chile, chopped
- 1 1/2 tablespoons molasses
- 1/2 cup dark rum
- 4 cups hot brewed coffee
- 1 tablespoon ground coffee
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa
- 1 tablespoon butter or stick margarine, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 pounds pork tenderloin
- Cooking spray
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion; sauté 5 minutes. Add ginger, garlic, and serrano; sauté 2 minutes. Stir in molasses. Remove from heat; carefully stir in rum. Cook mixture 2 minutes. Stir in brewed coffee, ground coffee, cinnamon, and cocoa. Bring to a boil; cook until reduced to 1 1/2 cups (about 20 minutes). Remove from heat; cool. Place mixture in a blender; process until smooth. Stir in butter and salt.
Trim fat from pork. Cut pork lengthwise into 8 1/2-inch-wide strips. Thread pork strips onto 8 (10-inch) skewers.
Prepare grill.
Place kebabs on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 4 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness, turning and basting frequently with coffee mixture.
Coffee rubbed Strip Steaks
Yield: Makes 4 servings
- 2 (1-pound) beef strip steaks, trimmed and halved
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon ground homeroasted Coffee
- 1 tablespoon cracked pepper
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup minced onion
- 1/4 cup bourbon
- 1 cup brewed homeroasted Coffee
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- Chopped fresh parsley (optional)
Sprinkle both sides of steaks evenly with salt, and let stand 10 minutes.
Combine ground coffee and cracked pepper; rub both sides of steaks with coffee mixture.
Cook steaks in hot oil in a large nonstick ovenproof skillet over high heat 2 minutes or until well browned. Remove skillet from heat, and turn steaks.
Bake steaks in skillet, browned sides up, at 350° for 5 minutes or to desired degree of doneness. Remove steaks from skillet, and keep warm.
Sauté onion in skillet 2 minutes or until tender. Remove skillet from heat; stir in bourbon, and let stand 30 seconds. Return skillet to heat, and cook, stirring often, until liquid almost evaporates. Add brewed coffee, and cook, stirring often, over medium heat, 5 minutes or until liquid is reduced by half. Remove skillet from heat, and stir in butter until melted. Pour sauce over steaks; sprinkle with parsley, if desired, and serve immediately.
Coffee Mushroom Cream Sauce
Time: 25 minutes, plus 3 hours to steep. Steep coffee beans in cream to make the base for an absolutely delicious sauce to go with roast chicken and egg noodles.
Yield: Serves 4 (makes 2 1/2 cups)
- 1 pt. whipping cream
- 1/2 cup coffee beans
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 shallots, sliced
- 1 pound button or cremini mushrooms, quartered
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1. In a medium saucepan, bring cream and coffee beans to a simmer over high heat. Remove from heat and let sit 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
2. In a large frying pan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add shallots and mushrooms and cook, stirring often, until browned and softened, about 10 minutes.
3. Pour reserved cream through a strainer into pan with mushrooms; discard coffee beans. Simmer until cream is reduced slightly, about 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
