I found a lonely flank steak in the bottom of the freezer. I needed something quick for dinner so I thought I would come up with a cool spicy rub and throw it on the grill.
Recently, I highlighted using the tiny little packets of micro-ground coffee from Starbucks in another post this week. I love using these little packs and substitute them in whenever a recipe calls for espresso or coffee.
Lil' pack o' caffeine.
Having read about coffee rubs for meats and being intrigued, I decided to give it a try on this flank steak.
Here is what I threw together:
Coffee-Paprika Rub
1 pkg. Starbuck Via
2 t. smoked paprika
1 t. fine sea salt
Combine coffee, paprika and salt.
Spice rub.
Rub flank steak and grill or fry in a hot skillet.
Sizzle, sizzle!
I ended up frying the steak because it was too late to get the grill going when we finally had time to throw together dinner. Heat up a cast iron skillet, throw in a bit of olive oil, cook about 3-4 minutes on each side.
Having some more peppers fresh-picked from the garden, I decided to throw some peppers (both purple bells and a couple of jalapenos) with some onions to saute.
Fresh peppers.
These smelled great.
Let the meat rest while veggies are cooking.
Slice steak and serve.
Dinner is served.
Leftovers, yes! I will use the leftovers for quesadillas or salads.
This is a creative rub idea indeed! I have never used coffee in a rub, but it sounds like a tasty one with paprika-definitely worth a try. Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend.
What a delicious idea! I have a couple flank steaks that need grilling before the weather tanks again 🙂 Love your onions and peppers, too! Have a great weekend~
How smart to use the little packets! And a great way to use up your peppers! Put the leftovers in a sandwich roll and add some cheese and you’d have a great Philly Steak Sandwich too!
Great idea!
That looks like a tasty, easy rub for a quick steak. Nice job.
Yeah, you don’t see coffee in rubs very often. I have a rub for chicken that actually uses espresso grinds. it’s quite good.
Hmmm—chicken might work with this too. Thanks for the idea.
Wow – this is a great dinner and your garden fresh peppers are beautiful! I’ve never had a coffee rubbed steak before and – like you – they’ve always intrigued me!
Thanks SO much for boldly going out there….now I’ll have to take the plunge, too!
My husband loves flank steak. I’ve never tried a coffee rub — I actually had never heard about them befoe — but he loves coffee, so I will try this for him. Thanks!
We love making coffee rubs, and this one sounds so easy and delicious!