Coffee Marinade For Grass Fed Beef

Last weekend, I moseyed down to a local organic market. There market featured lots of great vendors, including an organic coffee company. However, I found myself distracted by the Providence Cattle Company. I couldn’t resist picking up a steak made of grass feed beef. It was more expensive than a steak at the store (and a whole lot larger), but it was worth it.

Because the steak comes from a cattle that was allowed to roam around the farm, they told me that it need to be grilled “low and slow” and with a marinade that would tenderize it. As soon as I got home, I searched for a marinade online. They suggested one with citrus, however I found this java marinade. I followed their recipe step by step and it was good, but I would make a few tweaks. It had a little bit too much of an apple flavor and not enough of a coffee flavor, so here’s the recipe that I’m going to use next time:

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Yield: Makes about 3 cups, which should be enough for even a large steak.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups dark coffee. I would use a strong coffee, that is a French/Italian roast to give some coffee flavor to the steak.
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup cider vinegar
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 teaspoons dry mustard
• 2 teaspoons ground black pepper

Preparation:

Combine all ingredients. Store in a glass container in the refrigerator over night.

Grill the next day and enjoy. If you try it, let me know what you think. If you know of any coffee marinades, I would love to hear about them.

Category: Coffee Recipes