The Recipe: Coffee-Rubbed Brisket Dip
Coffee: Fishtown seasonal blend (find here)
How much coffee is too much coffee? That’s a question we don’t even understand. Because we not only drink coffee, we cook with it. In this case, the coffee gave us a spicy brine that tenderized the meat but also provided enough astringency to keep the brisket from becoming too rich. It is just the right sort of thing to get you through these last days of what has been a long winter, filled with our discontent.
Ingredients
2 Tablespoons fresh ground coffee (on the coarse side)
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dried orange zest
1 Tablespoon dark brown sugar
1 three finger pinch crushed red chili flakes
3.5 pound brisket
1 onion, peeled, quartered and sliced
4 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
2 cups chicken stock
Some kind of pickled something
A soft but substantial hoagie-style roll, split (not too crusty)
Method
Mix the spices together, and coat the brisket evenly all over, even on the sides.
Add the onion, garlic and chicken stock to a crock pot. (We have a six-quart oval so the brisket fits perfectly.) Place the brisket on top of the onions in stock, cover, and cook for about 9 hours.
Remove the brisket, and slice against the grain into ¼-inch thick slices.
Skim some of the fat off of the surface of the resulting coffee infused broth (how much will depend on the cut of brisket, leaving a little sheen on top is advised), and pour into a bowl to go into the center of the table.
Lay the meat onto the split roll, and top with your pickled item of choice. Close and eat.
Here’s where softer bread works well. Not only does it soak up a lot of the jus, but you can squeeze it together easily when dive-bombing in for the dip.
9 comments
Oh my! Can’t wait to try this…much love from Texas, buddy!
its kinda funny ,my wife for the 17 years we been together and ckking my meals she has used coffee when cooking her beef roasts. Oh so good!!!yum!!!!
oops!!! that is COOKING my meals
Tried it a couple days after recipe was posted. The flavor was great and I completely agree with the ‘pickled something” – I happened to have pickled peppers. Only adjustment I will make is to reduce the cooking time by about 2 hours. Nine hours produced a dry mouth feel and an OVERLY fall-apart texture – yep that’s a thing.
For those wondering, the coffee brings an earthy bitterness, in the best possible way, but does not make the jus taste like a cup of coffee.
Looks great. What temperature?
We did it in a crock pot on “low”
If you are looking to make it in an oven we would say 300 for probably 4 hours, test is when it’s fork tender it’s done.
I am always in search of new recipes and flavor combinations, and this recipe, by far, works well with the brisket. I have a dry rub, that incorprates coffee, for grilling ribeye steaks as well. The brisket was very juicy and flavorful. 10 hours on low worked perfectly in the crockpot and it finished with a nice crust on the top. I made a batch of homemade spicy/sweet pickles to top the sandwiches. Needless to say the brisket was a big hit with the family. For an extra rich flavor I drizzled a small amount of homemade garlic butter on the brisket before slicing. Keep the recipes coming.
What a great recipe I recommend and for my side I put an extra
2 nespresso capsules instead of the coffee powder way more tasty that way !
Enjoy