Tag: Savoury Coffee Recipes

Beef and coffee pie

Posted on by Sara Walker

savoury-coffee-recipeThere are certain flavours that coffee complements perfectly, such as chocolate, caramel and …..red meat. You may not have thought of adding coffee to savoury dishes, but it adds a richness and intensity to beef and venison dishes that guests will appreciate but be unable to identify! This is a take on a shepherd’s pie.

To serve 6, you’ll need:

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1.5kgs stewing beef, cut into chunks
  • 75g plain flour
  • 3 carrots, peeled and cut into slices
  • 2 red onions
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 400ml red wine
  • Sprig of rosemary
  • 500ml freshly-brewed black coffee
  • 1kg floury potatoes suitable for mashing
  • 50g butter
  • 50ml milk
  • 100g mature Cheddar cheese, grated

What to do:

  1. In a cast iron lidded casserole dish, heat the oil over a medium heat. Fry the beef until sealed on all sides, then stir in the flour with a little salt and pepper. Cook for a minute, then remove the beef and set aside.
  2. Peel and chop the onions and add them to the pan. Add the garlic, carrots and chopped rosemary, and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Add the wine, and bring to the boil.
  3. Add the beef back into the pan, and pour over the coffee. Cover and cook for two hours, stirring occasionally.
  4. Meanwhile, bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and peel and slice the potatoes. Add them to the water and boil for 15 minutes or until tender. Drain, add the butter and milk and mash. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
  5. Carefully spoon the mash on top of the beef mixture, and top with the cheese. Put in the oven for 15 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown and bubbling.

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Coffee-themed Valentine’s Day menu

Posted on by Sara Walker

coffee heartIf you’re planning to create a special meal for your loved one on Valentine’s Day, why not go for something a little different with this coffee-themed menu?

Starter (all quantities serve two)

Chicken with coffee marinade

You’ll need:

  • Two skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder
  • 1 tablespoon freshly-ground coffee beans
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon liquid honey
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Mix all the marinade ingredients together to a paste, then stir in the chicken, making sure the strips are evenly covered. Cover the bowl, and leave it in the fridge for a couple of hours or preferably overnight. Fry the chicken until cooked through, and serve with green salad.

Main course

Beef and mushroom casserole with coffee

You’ll need:

  • About half a kilo of braising steak, cut into chunks
  • 1 red onion, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
  • 6 – 8 mushrooms, sliced
  • 25g/1oz butter
  • 25g/1oz flour
  • 290ml/1/2 pint red wine
  • 290ml/1/4 pint coffee, made from freshly-roasted coffee beans
  • Beef stock
  • Oil, for frying

Preheat the oven to 150 degrees centigrade. Fry the steak with a little oil until the meat is sealed, then remove it from the frying pan and place it in an ovenproof casserole dish. Fry the onion in the butter until soft and golden, then stir in the flour. Add the wine and coffee, and bring the mixture to the boil. Pour the liquid over the beef and add enough stock to completely cover the meat. Stir in the garlic. Place in the oven for around 3 – 3 1/2 hours. Half an hour before the end of the cooking time, stir in the mushrooms. Serve with rice or mashed potatoes and green vegetables.

Pudding

Chocolate Coffee Mousse

You’ll need:

  • 140g/5oz good quality dark chocolate
  • 60g/2oz icing sugar
  • 115g/4oz mascarpone
  • 60ml/2fl oz strong espresso coffee
  • white of one large free-range egg

Break the chocolate into pieces, and carefully melt it in the microwave. Allow to cool slightly. Whisk the egg white until it stands up in peaks, and in a separate bowl beat together the mascarpone, sugar and coffee. Carefully beat the chocolate into the mascarpone mixture, then fold in the egg white, taking care to keep as much volume as possible. Pour into espresso cups, and leave in the fridge to set.

 

 

 

 

Savoury coffee recipes

Posted on by Sara Walker

Savoury coffee recipes

It’s common knowledge that chocolate and coffee are perfect cooking partners, teaming up to great effect in sweet recipes such as our Chocolate Espresso Brownies. What you may not know, though, is that coffee also goes extremely well with beef in savoury recipes. If you use wholesale coffee, why not use up any leftovers with one of these easy ideas?

Rump steak with coffee marinade

Ingredients
3 tablespoons strong coffee
1 tablespoon Demerara sugar
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns, crushed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 piece rump steak per person

Mix all the marinade ingredients together thoroughly. Place the steaks in a flat dish, and pour the marinade over, working it well into the steaks. Cover the dish, and leave in the fridge for six hours or overnight. Cook the steaks under a hot grill, or on the barbecue.

Fillet steak with coffee and peppercorn crust

Ingredients

1 teaspoon black peppercorns
1 tablespoon coffee beans
Pinch of salt
Olive oil
1 fillet steak per person

Crush and peppercorns and coffee beans together with a pestle and mortar, until they’re
about the consistency of coarse grains of sand. Tip the mixture out onto a plate, and mix in
the salt.

Brush each steak with oil, and press it firmly into the coffee mixture until firmly coated on
both sides. Pan-fry the steaks until cooked to your liking – you may have to add a little extra
oil to the pan to stop the crust from sticking.

Beef casseroles and stews

For a rich, tender beef casserole, pan-fry the beef and a chopped onion until browned. Add
two tablespoons of flour, and stir until the mixture is evenly coated, then add equal quantities of stock, coffee and red wine. Simmer for four – five hours until tender. The coffee adds an extra depth of flavour, and a deep, intense colour to the dish.