43: Grilled Chocolate Coffee Steak (Youtube)

It sounds a little bizarre but wait till you taste it! This was one of the best steaks I've ever had and I don't mean it sound like some exaggeration of my cooking skills because it wasn't me. Thanks to Liz for the link, you'll have to try it next time you're in Brisbane ;) *hint*hint*

The recipe is not exactly the most precise because as you can see he sort of just throws random handfuls of spices together and he doesn't taste it to see whether it suits his taste. So you sort of just assume he's made it so many times he doesn't need a recipe.

For one 200g fillet steak I used:
3 tbsp of instant coffee (which I just ground a bit to make it finer)
2 tbsp unsweetened cacao powder (because I didn't know where to buy the beans)
1 tsp mustard powder
1 tsp ginger powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 1/2 tsp chilli powder
(I left out the chipolte and Mexican powder since I couldn't find that either)

You mix the spices together and after seasoning the steak with pepper and salt you rub the spices all over the steak. Then leave aside for at least 3 hours before grilling. I just pan-grilled mine even though he has grilled his over hot coals.



I loved the taste, although since I had to wait three hours, hunger might have played a part. After I marinated the steak it looked exactly like dried beef jerky. I was sort of weirded out that raw meet could smell that good. Cacao doesn't really taste like chocolate, it's not sweet at all. The cacao and coffee make the steak quite bitter but it's also very spicy. It is quite unique the taste, and I would definitely recommend you try it (just don't attempt it with real chocolate).