Thursday, August 19, 2010

Coffee and Pepper Crusted Steak

In my former life as a corporate event manager, my crew traveled to Arizona every spring to put on our annual conference. As anyone in the business knows, after smiling and putting out fires for a week, all you want on Friday is a place that no one knows you and you can drink the coldest beer known to man. In Scottsdale, Don & Charlie's is such a place. They also have the most amazing steak tips to help you with the beer. While this is not their recipe, it comes pretty close, and I use it on tips as well as sirloins. So bust open a Bud heavy and enjoy.


Coffee and Pepper Crusted Steak
Adapted from: Weber's Art of the Grill Deck: Recipes for Outdoor Living
1 tbsp whole coffee beans
2 tbsp whole black peppercorns
1 tbsp sea salt
4 New York Strip steaks, or alternately use steak tips

Grind the coffee, pepper and salt in a food processor, or spice grinder.
Rub the mixture on both sides of the steak.
Grill the steaks until desired doneness, and let rest for 3 minutes under aluminum foil.
Serve warm.

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