Are you ready to wow your guests with a steak so fancy it practically wears a top hat? Meet the Coffee Salt-Crusted Steak—your new holiday showstopper. This dish is the ultimate flex. It’s elegant, indulgent, and surprisingly simple. I found a version of this recipe in a German food magazine and knew I had to adapt it for a gorgeous holiday recipe.
Start with your choice of beef. Ribeye? Filet mignon? Something thick and juicy? Yes, please. Sear it like you mean it, in golden clarified butter, until it’s got that glorious crust that makes steak lovers swoon.
Then comes the fun part: the crust. Kosher salt and smashed coffee beans team up to create a coating so flavorful it deserves its own Instagram account. Massage egg whites into the mixture to ensure it will hug your beef like a blanket. Pop it in the oven, low and slow, while the magic happens.
Hello Creamy Coffee Whiskey Sauce
Now, let’s talk sauce—because every steak needs a partner in crime. Enter the Creamy Coffee Whiskey Sauce. It’s the perfect partner in delish for Coffee Salt Crusted Steak. Shallots caramelized in butter to sweet, golden perfection? Check. A splash of whiskey that may or may not have been aging in your liquor cabinet since last New Year’s? Double check. (Cold brew-flavored whiskey, you say? Oh, you’re fancy. Like me. ) Stir it all together until you’ve got a thick velvety sauce so good you’ll want to drink it.
When the steak emerges from its salty, coffee-kissed cocoon, it’s a thing of beauty. Slice it thin, watch the juices flow, and drizzle on that luscious sauce. Congratulations, Coffee Salt Crusted Steak makes you the culinary hero of Christmas or New Year’s Eve.
This dish might look like you spent hours channeling your inner Michelin-starred chef. Spoiler alert: you didn’t. But your guests don’t need to know that. They’ll be too busy savoring every bite and asking for seconds.
So, grab your apron and some coffee beans. This steak isn’t just a meal—it will be the Star of Your Holiday Table. Create a delicious, coffee-infused, whiskey-drizzled event. Let the holiday feasting begin!
Coffee Salt Crusted Steak
Ingredients
- 10 oz coffee beans
- 4.5 lbs medium coarse kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves or herb or your choice.
- 6 egg whites
- 1 tablespoon clarified butter
- 3.5 lbs steak. I used rib eye.
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 2 shallots
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 cup whiskey or Cold Brew Flavored Whiskey
- 1+ 3/4 cups beef broth
- 1/4 cup espresso
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350F
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Line a large baking tray with parchment paper.
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Pour coffee beans into a freezer bag and crush with a heavy-bottomed pan until coarsely ground.
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Mix the crushed coffee beans with the salt and thyme.
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Massage the egg whites into the coffee salt until evenly distributed.
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Form a quarter of the mixture into a rectangle slightly larger than the piece of meat on the prepared baking tray.
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Sear the meat in the clarified butter, for 1 minute on each side.
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Pepper generously on both sides.
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Place the meat on the bed of salt, Cover completely with the remaining coffee salt.
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Press the coating down with your hands.
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Bake for 20 minutes.
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Reduce the temperature to 175F degrees. Bake for 1 hour.
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Peel & dice the shallots.
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Sauté the shallots in butter until translucent they caramelize.
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Deglaze with whiskey.
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Add the broth and reduce by half.
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Add espresso and cream.
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Mix the cornstarch with 1/4 cup of the liquid, then whisk it into the sauce.
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Cook for another few minutes, whisking.
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Season with salt and pepper. Set aside in a warm place.
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Break the crust off the meat, and transfer it to a platter.
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Cut into slices and serve with the sauce.
Like this Coffee Salt Crusted Steak? Also, check out some of these other delicious recipes:
CHESTNUT STREUSEL CRUSTED STEAK
STEAK SALAD SHEET-PAN PFANNKUCHEN
APPLE HONEY WHISKEY TAR WITH HAZELNUT STREUSEL
