Coffee steaks
Ingredients
4 steaks of your choice
Butter
Spice mix Ingredients
2 tbsp ground coffee
2 tbsp dark-brown sugar
1 tbsp salt
1 tbsp ground pepper
1 tbsp paprika
1 tbsp ground coriander
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp mustard powder
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp dried oregano
Method
Put all the ingredients for the spice mix in a bowl and thoroughly mix.
To cook inside, heat your pan to medium hot and put in 1 tbsp oil and heat until your pan is really hot without smoking. Put your Steak in and cook for 3 minutes per side for medium, don’t disturb the steak or touch it at all for at least the first 2 minutes per side as you want it to get a nice crust on it. After 6 minutes in total, remove the steak to a plate.
Put the spice mix over the steaks both sides. Return the steaks to the pan and cook for a further 2 minutes per side, just long enough for the sugar to caramelise. Remove from the pan and put a knob of butter on the top of each steak. Rest for a couple of minutes.
To cook outside, wait until the flames on your braai or bbq has stopped and it is very hot and put on your steaks. Cook for 2½ minutes per side without disturbing. Remove to a plate and put the spice mix on both sides. Return the steaks to the braai and cook for another 2 minutes per side, just enough to caramelise the sugar. Remove and put a knob of butter on the top of each steak and rest for a couple of minutes.
- Recipe taken from Jan Braai - Shisanyama