Rubbed with a fragrant spiced coffee mix, steeped overnight in a rich coffee marinade and then cooked low and slow all day, Slow Cooker Spiced Coffee Beef is a succulent addition to any family feast.
Like most Melbournians I have a long and lasting love affair with coffee. Wander the lanes and alley ways of Melbourne and you will be hard pressed to find a bad coffee. And whilst good coffee is everywhere to be found, we still somehow manage to have a coffee precinct. Head down to Degreaves St and Flinders Lane and you will find more Baristas brewing lattes than sommeliers in France.
We take our coffee seriously BUT my son and daughter in law take their coffee very seriously. When they moved to South-East Queensland the search for good, Melbournesque brewers of fine coffee began. Last time I visited they took me for lunch to the delightful Seed Coffee Cafe in Ipswich, and I am happy to report that their search was an outstanding success! You can imagine their joy then when I served this Slow Cooker Spiced Coffee Beef as my contribution to family dinner during their most recent trip home.
Coffee as a culinary ingredient adds such richness to dishes and has an amazing ability to enhance the flavours of its fellow ingredients. For example in this Coffee Marinated Skirt Steak from Pack Momma, it brings out the earthiness of the brown sugar and maple syrup in the marinade to produce one of the tastiest and most tender pieces of steak I have cooked in a long time.
I have been making my own spice rubs for some time. I love that you have more control of the flavours you love in your own mix. So when I read the recipe for Slow Cooker Coffee Rubbed Beef Brisket by Pack Momma and saw that she had added coffee to her dry rub I knew exactly what to do with the piece of brisket that was sitting in my freezer waiting for just the right moment.
Slow Cooked Coffee Rubbed Brisket by Pack Momma
Inspired by Pack Momma and Sprinkles and Sprouts’clever use of coffee, I first created a spice rub starring granulated coffee. This was generously massaged all over the meat. Next I made a smokey coffee marinade and let the beef soak up all the goodness overnight before cooking low and slow until it fell apart. I served the pulled meat in fresh bread rolls with a tangy pickled vegetable salad that cut through the richness of the beef perfectly.
Enjoy this tender, melt in your mouth Slow Cooker Spiced Coffee Beef with a few beers.
Wow!!
This looks so good!!! I loved slow cooker
meats that just melt in your mouth and this slider makes me want to dive right in!
Great pics xxx
Thanks so much for sharing,
Julie
Gourmet Getaways
Slow cooking is just the best Julie…..my favourite appliance by far!
I have never used coffee in a savory dish but this looks so amazing, I will definitely yum this recipe to save it for future use when I have to feed a crowd. Thanks for sharing 🙂
This is definitely a crowd pleaser Razena 🙂
Thank you for the shout out 🙂
This looks sensational!!!!
I love the use of the pickled vegetable salad to cut through the richness of the beef. An inspired decision!
Pinning, stumbling, yumming 🙂
Thank you for this inspiration 🙂
These sound sensational! and look sensational too. Will have to give them ago, flavour wise it ticks all my boxes.
Loads of flavour Sara, I hope you try it, its sooooo good.
Spice rub? Coffee??? I’m inspired. I need to get that darn slow cooker.
Yes you do, pronto! You wont be disappointed
I think I have to make this asap, it really sounds delicious. I hope the coffee in the rub won’t keep me up all night 🙂 Best wishes from Germany
Eat it for lunch 🙂 I dont drink a lot of coffee and fairly sensitive and I was fine, there isnt enough to keep you too awake, although it would be worth it if it did!
Wow love everything about this recipe! I’ve heard about coffee marinade but didn’t try it! Pinned!
This looks awesome! I love the idea of using coffee – will have to give it a try! 🙂
Eat it for lunch 🙂 I dont drink a lot of coffee and fairly sensitive and I was fine, there isnt enough to keep you too awake, although it would be worth it if it did!
I’m a big fan of the slow cooker too and love brisket cooked in there! I’ve never cooked with coffee except for in cakes, will have to try this out as it sounds gorgeous.
Such a cool recipe and so creative! That spice rub looks delicious!
It really is Mary, brings out the flavour of the meat so perfectly
I love slow cooked meats, and the flavourings you added here sound wonderful. love the idea.
Thanks Nazima – I love cooking with coffee
I really need to get a slow cooker. I love coffee rubs! I like coffee rubbed lamb, but I need to try it wish some beef! 😀 Plus that slow cooked beef looks to die for!!
Oh coffee lamb sounds delicious too. If you dont have a slow cooker you could cook covered in a low oven for a few hours 🙂