Rubs and seasonings

[drobinson]

Came across this yesterday and wondering if anyone has tried this as a meat tenderizer.

"Coffee contains natural acids and enzymes, which are especially effective at tenderizing meat. Add the grounds to you favorite dry rub. Apply the rub to the meat at least two hours before cooking. The grounds, along with the dry rub, will get cooked into the meat, creating a dark, crispy crust or bark!
Another option: Rebrew the spent coffee grounds to make coffee. Allow to cool, then use it to marinate meat in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours."

I will try this on a outside skirt steak and will post results.

[WI Bubba]

My favorite steak seasoning has coffee in it, but I use it as a finishing seasoning not a tenderizer.

I've seen a lot of recipes that call for either brewed coffee or finely ground coffee, so I don't know why it wouldn't work.

[Oak Smoke]

I’m very sensitive to bitter flavors. It doesn’t take much coffee to ruin the flavor for me. That’s just me. I’ve known people who put almost straight coffee on a brisket and love it.

[TripleB]

Cut your skirt steak in half and use the coffee on one. Do everything else normally and see if the coffee tenderizer made a difference.

[drobinson]

good suggestion----will do

[Duanessmokedmeats]

drobinson Try A-1 on the other half as a binder...😜

[Dr J]

I just bought a local company’s steak rub and it has coffee in it. I put it on some New York strip steaks. Dry brined it overnight in the fridge and it was delicious.