Breakfast of champs

[Matt G]

Coffee crusted pork chops with some breakfast potatoes. The pork chops were huge so it looks like it's going to be lunch of champs too.

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[FF_T_Warren]

while it looks delicious, coffee crusted pork chops sounds terrible. please explain the flavor this produces and how good it is because im having a hard time imagining it

[Cappy]

Same here!!!! crusted with coffee grounds??? please give more info cause to be honest it doesn't sound good to me either.

Please help me to change the image in my head.

[marty f]

While I do enjoy eating coffee beans (with chocolate) coffee grounds is like eating dirt!

[Matt G]

I thought the same thing when I first heard of it. You want to make sure your coffee is ground fine. Even if it's not, the juices from the meat actually softens the grounds to where it isn't like eating raw beans. I just used Community Dark roast for this one and I didn't grind it any finer. I then used about 2 - 3 tablespoons of the grinds, 1 tablespoon of sugar, then salt, black pepper, and cayenne to make a dry rub. I coated the chops with a light layer of bacon grease then coated it in the rub. I wouldn't say it gives the meat a coffee flavor, but more of an earthy flavor. It did make a crust which I would compare to a good sear on a steak. Not crunchy like eating raw coffee. I've used it on pork chops, pork loin, and chicken and it works for all of it. I haven't used it on stake because I'm a purist with my steak. Little sea salt and fresh ground black pepper. Anything else is blasphemy.

[Cappy]

Well I am curious enough to give it a try. ya think it would work in the oven too?? think I might try coating with steans syrup and putting the coffee with cajun spice will let yall know.

[marty f]

Originally Posted by Matt G

I coated the chops with a light layer of bacon grease .

you cheated! hell you can make BARK taste awesome with bacon grease

[duckman1911]

Originally Posted by Matt G

I thought the same thing when I first heard of it. You want to make sure your coffee is ground fine. Even if it's not, the juices from the meat actually softens the grounds to where it isn't like eating raw beans. I just used Community Dark roast for this one and I didn't grind it any finer. I then used about 2 - 3 tablespoons of the grinds, 1 tablespoon of sugar, then salt, black pepper, and cayenne to make a dry rub. I coated the chops with a light layer of bacon grease then coated it in the rub. I wouldn't say it gives the meat a coffee flavor, but more of an earthy flavor. It did make a crust which I would compare to a good dear on a steak. Not crunchy like eating raw coffee. I've used it on pork chops, pork loin, and chicken and it works for all of it. I haven't used it on stake because I'm a purist with my steak. Little sea salt and fresh ground black pepper. Anything else is blasphemy.

Sounds good Matt. I know when my neighbor told me his secret to a good pork roast was to cook it in coffee I thought he had lost his mind. Now it's the only way I do it. Especially wild pork.

[Matt G]

Originally Posted by marty f

you cheated! hell you can make BARK taste awesome with bacon grease

Oops..... Should have left my secret out!

[Matt G]

Originally Posted by Cappy

Well I am curious enough to give it a try. ya think it would work in the oven too?? think I might try coating with steans syrup and putting the coffee with cajun spice will let yall know.

That actually sounds amazing. I may have to make the trip and try it with you!

[Cappy]

Ok, Mat hows this sound? rub with Steens dry rub with 1 pt coffee 1 pt Cajun seasoning and 1/2 pt light brown sugar. I was thinking 2T, 2T, 1Tblesp would do 3 pork steaks?? May hatch that plan tomorrow if it sounds right.

[Matt G]

Originally Posted by Cappy

Ok, Mat hows this sound? rub with Steens dry rub with 1 pt coffee 1 pt Cajun seasoning and 1/2 pt light brown sugar. I was thinking 2T, 2T, 1Tblesp would do 3 pork steaks?? May hatch that plan tomorrow if it sounds right.

I say go for it. I just try different things I think I may like and hope for the best. Sometimes it works and sometimes I eat a grilled cheese......

[seachaser250]

Some of us are slaving away at the office and don't have time to play around with coffee grinds and pork chops!!

[Cappy]

LOL Mat, gona ride over to ma buddy Smokin' Sams out door kitchen, rest assured if we dont like the pork chops there is always something over there to eat, and we aint throwed nothing out yet

[Ragin_Cajun]

I will cook a brisket in the oven and will add 3 cups of strong coffee in the cooking bag. Comes out awesome! It a chopped beef brisket.

[Matt G]

Originally Posted by seachaser250

Some of us are slaving away at the office and don't have time to play around with coffee grinds and pork chops!!

You can handle my light weight for me. I think you're the only other one who knows how to make the coffee in the office.

[DannyI]

SAM's has a dry coffee rub, tried it on a Boston butt I smoked. Came out great!

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[Cappy]

Before I went to bed lat night I mixed equal parts coffe grinds cajun seasoning and light brown sugar. got out some pork steaks and a couple chicken leg quarters and got ready to head over to smoking sams place today. He is smoking a batch of wild hog sausage for a guy and said he had a rack empty in his smoke house. Woke up at 4 and couldn't help but wonder if yall were pulling my leg or not so spent a half hour googling coffee ground rubs. Guess I am resistant to change or something but every body says its good so I am gonna try it on this and let yall know. Aughta make a good blog stroy anyways.