An aromatic rub can take your grilled steak to new heights of flavor. Ours combines ground coffee, dried mushroom powder and brown sugar for optimal aroma and balance.

Make use of those wasted coffee grounds by creating this rub for adding bold and earthy flavors to smoked tri tip, grilled ribeye or veggie burgers – it even works well when added to pulled pork!

Ingredients

Coffee mushroom rub is an explosive seasoning mix that adds bold, satisfying flavors to both meat and veggies. Combining earthy bitterness from spent coffee grounds with dried mushrooms, brown sugar and sweetener, for an intensely aromatic and deeply satisfying mix, as well as adding some smoky spice with black pepper and salt for balance, coffee mushroom rub makes a delicious seasoning mixture that complements meat as well as veggies perfectly.

Spended coffee grounds tenderize meat while their acid adds complexity and bitterness, while mushroom powder from dried and finely ground mushrooms adds umami for deep savory notes, while brown sugar provides sweetness to balance out its strong coffee aroma. Salt and black pepper help finish off this tasty recipe by helping create a crust when applied directly onto the meat surface.

To make this rub, simply mix all of the ingredients in a bowl until everything is mixed evenly and store it in an airtight container in your pantry for up to several months. Use this rub on any meat – pork, beef and poultry particularly well-suited – but its real delight lies in seasoning vegetables, tofu or veggie burgers with a unique savory kick – even fish before grilling can benefit from adding smoky notes before grilling for added depth of flavor!

Flavor

Coffee grounds provide a distinct earthy bitterness that complements the richness of beef, while their acid helps tenderize it slightly. Meanwhile, paprika and pepper add intense umami flavors, while brown sugar helps form caramelized crusts on whatever surface this rub is applied to. Finally, black pepper and salt balance out this seasoning mix’s intensity of taste.

Homemade coffee dry rub is easy to create using just a few basic ingredients that are likely already in your kitchen. Combine all the ingredients into a bowl and stir thoroughly to combine them, before storing in an airtight jar in your pantry for several months of shelf storage. Sprinkle this seasoning onto veggies, tofu and veggie burgers before grilling for an unexpected and tantalizing boost in flavor! This coffee rub pairs especially well with veggies that can handle being charred on the grill, such as mushrooms, earthy root vegetables such as beets and turnips, or bittersweet cruciferous veggies like Brussels sprouts and cabbage. Use it to elevate a simple steak sandwich, or go all-out and create an exotic coffee-rubbed pork tenderloin topped off with herbed goat cheese and grilled onions!

Storage

Spent coffee grounds are one of the most aromatic and potency spices a chef can add to his recipes, with high acidity levels that enhance other spices when used as rubs.

Make this delicious and versatile dry rub for all of your favourite meats, fish or root vegetables with this recipe. Use it as a seasoning for grilled chicken, convection roast chicken or coating smoked lamb leg! Plus this sugar-free, low FODMAP and keto diet friendly dry rub!

Store any remaining rub in an airtight container or jar with a tight-fitting lid for several months of safe keeping. For optimal flavor and aroma retention, try to consume as soon as you make it – this will prevent ingredients from oxidizing and losing their aroma and taste.

Preparation

Coffee mushroom rub is an easy, delicious dry rub made of ground coffee, dried mushroom powder, brown sugar and black pepper that adds bold flavor to meat dishes. The earthy bitterness of coffee pairs beautifully with grassy beef while mushroom powder enhances its umami notes; sweet brown sugar balances out bitterness with sweetness while black pepper provides welcome spice!

This recipe can also be used to season vegetables, tofu, or veggie burgers with an intensely savory taste. It pairs particularly well with veggies that stand up to grilling heat like earthy beets or turnips as well as bittersweet cruciferous veggies like Brussels sprouts or cabbage.

To create this rub, combine all the ingredients in a bone-dry small bowl. Any moisture from either your whisk or the bowl could cause clumps to form; use your fingers to break apart any such lumps and whisk thoroughly together. If your rub appears too runny, add more brown sugar until desired thickness has been achieved.