It's easy to find dessert recipes that use coffee. It goes so naturally with flavors like chocolate and nuts that it's a logical addition. It's more rare to find savory food that involves coffee. I've done some Googling and found a lot more than I expected and they are mouthwatering! I've seen a few recipes for coffee barbecue sauces and meat rubs before, but I was surprised to find everything from espresso vinaigrette to coffee crackers. Here are my top 20:
1. Coffee-Braised Short Ribs
This uses wine and cold brew coffee as both a marinade and part of the sauce.
2. Roast Beef with Porcini Coffee Sauce
Mmmmm....reminiscent of a Boeuf Bourguignon, they add coffee to flavors of mushroom and wine.
3. Coffee Barbecue Sauce
So many yummy flavors in this one.
4. Barbecue Hoecakes with Vinegar Slaw
Chicken and corncakes with a brown sugar BBQ sauce.
5. Coffee-Rubbed Cheeseburgers with Texas Barbecue Sauce
Coffee and spice rubbed burgers with bacon and cheese.
6. Short Ribs Braised in Coffee Ancho Chile Sauce
Spicy and sweet....
7. Coffee-Marinated Bison Short Ribs
More coffee and maple syrup goodness.
8. Coffee and Spice-Coated Lamb with Arugula, Avocado, and Blood Orange Salad
This rub has coffee and cocoa, could it get any better?
9. Caribbean Shrimp Tropical Salad with Lime Coffee Vinaigrette
Here's an interesting one, using coffee in a vinaigrette.
This one involves throwing coffee beans on the grill to get coffee-flavored smoke.
I'm super intrigued to try coffee crackers.
12. Coffee Coloradito Mole
Adding coffee to an already chocolaty mole sauce, yum!
13. Cuban Style Polenta Tamales
Espresso in tamales sounds delicious
14. Chicken Wings with Thai Inspired Coffee Barbecue Sauce
Switching it up by adding Thai flavors to a barbecue sauce.
15. Smoked Turkey Sandwich with Coffee Shallot Jam
Coffee jam sounds interesting.
16. Espresso-Chili Rubbed Pork with Sweet Potato Fries
Cayenne, coffee, orange, yum.....
17. Flank Steak with Coffee Peppercorn Marinade
The flavor combos on this one sound amazing!
18. Late Night Coffee-Brined Chicken
Here's a new way to do a whole chicken.
19. Coffee Bacon Sandwiches
Coffee and bacon can't go wrong. We have a pack of bacon waiting to be cooked and I may just try this one out.
20. Molasses and Coffee Pork Chops
Anyone who's ever put a spoonful of molasses in their coffee knows this is a good combo. Plus it's an Alton Brown recipe, so it's almost guaranteed to be delicious.
Have you ever tried using coffee in savory food? Share your experiences and recipes in the comments!
-Jessamyn at Voyage Coffee Roasters
12. Coffee Coloradito Mole
Adding coffee to an already chocolaty mole sauce, yum!
13. Cuban Style Polenta Tamales
Espresso in tamales sounds delicious
14. Chicken Wings with Thai Inspired Coffee Barbecue Sauce
Switching it up by adding Thai flavors to a barbecue sauce.
15. Smoked Turkey Sandwich with Coffee Shallot Jam
Coffee jam sounds interesting.
16. Espresso-Chili Rubbed Pork with Sweet Potato Fries
Cayenne, coffee, orange, yum.....
17. Flank Steak with Coffee Peppercorn Marinade
The flavor combos on this one sound amazing!
18. Late Night Coffee-Brined Chicken
Here's a new way to do a whole chicken.
19. Coffee Bacon Sandwiches
Coffee and bacon can't go wrong. We have a pack of bacon waiting to be cooked and I may just try this one out.
20. Molasses and Coffee Pork Chops
Anyone who's ever put a spoonful of molasses in their coffee knows this is a good combo. Plus it's an Alton Brown recipe, so it's almost guaranteed to be delicious.
Have you ever tried using coffee in savory food? Share your experiences and recipes in the comments!
-Jessamyn at Voyage Coffee Roasters
