Venison meat rub with coffee

[DaveC]

I had heard of using coffee in meat rubs, and tried it on Friday. I just added a little to some Montreal Steak Spice to see how it would taste. It was pretty good!

I thought I would try again on Saturday, and went from scratch this time.

I didn't measure anything, but it was probably 1 tsp chocolate macadamia Kona coffee to 3 tsp chipotle pepper spice, with about 3/4 tsp of coarse ground sea salt.

I had a bottle of Carmen Merlot (Chilean) that went awesome with it

Next time, I'll measure everything out, and probably add something else to it, once an idea strikes me.

 

[Big Guy]

Try this one

Coffee Crusted Venison

• 1 (6 ounce) filet venison tenderloins or substitute filet mignon
• 2 tablespoons dry ground coffee
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon tamarind juice
• 1 teaspoon canola oil
•
Mix the coffee and ground pepper together on a saucer.
Dredge the meat in the mixture on both sides.
Sear the meat for about 4 minutes per side in an oiled skillet.
Remove from the heat and let it rest for 5 minutes.
Add a small quantity of the salt and a splash of the juice to each bite. The combination of the salt and the citrus-sour of the tamarind, together with the coffee crust, makes a very flavorful dish.

 

[sjemac]

Try this one

Coffee Crusted Venison

• 1 (6 ounce) filet venison tenderloins or substitute filet mignon
• 2 tablespoons dry ground coffee
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon tamarind juice
• 1 teaspoon canola oil
•
Mix the coffee and ground pepper together on a saucer.
Dredge the meat in the mixture on both sides.
Sear the meat for about 4 minutes per side in an oiled skillet.
Remove from the heat and let it rest for 5 minutes.
Add a small quantity of the salt and a splash of the juice to each bite. The combination of the salt and the citrus-sour of the tamarind, together with the coffee crust, makes a very flavorful dish.

I will be trying that. I use coffee in my BBQ sauces but not as an actual spice.