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Coffee Salt Crusted Steak

Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword beef recipes, Christmas Dinner Recipes, coffee salt crusted beef, Coffee Steak, Holiday recipes, salt baked steak
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 22 minutes
Servings 4
Author Lora Wiley-Lennartz

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

  1. Preheat the oven to 350F
  2. Line a large baking tray with parchment paper.
  3. Pour coffee beans into a freezer bag and crush with a heavy-bottomed pan until coarsely ground.
  4. Mix the crushed coffee beans with the salt and thyme.
  5. Massage the egg whites into the coffee salt until evenly distributed.
  6. Form a quarter of the mixture into a rectangle slightly larger than the piece of meat on the prepared baking tray.
  7. Sear the meat in the clarified butter, for 1 minute on each side.
  8. Pepper generously on both sides.
  9. Place the meat on the bed of salt, Cover completely with the remaining coffee salt.
  10. Press the coating down with your hands.
  11. Bake for 20 minutes.
  12. Reduce the temperature to 175F degrees. Bake for 1 hour.
  13. Peel & dice the shallots.
  14. Sauté the shallots in butter until translucent they caramelize.
  15. Deglaze with whiskey.
  16. Add the broth and reduce by half.
  17. Add espresso and cream.
  18. Mix the cornstarch with 1/4 cup of the liquid, then whisk it into the sauce.
  19. Cook for another few minutes, whisking.
  20. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside in a warm place.
  21. Break the crust off the meat, and transfer it to a platter.
  22. Cut into slices and serve with the sauce.