Add an earthy depth to your BBQ with Coffee Rub for added richness and flavour – ideal for adding extra depth and flavour when grilling tri tip, ribeye steak or other items!

Add flavorful coffee-crusted wild game back strap steak, onion shoestrings and drizzle it all off with a rich stout glaze for an unforgettable meal!

Mushrooms

This rub is an aromatic blend of ground coffee and roasted mushrooms that makes an irresistibly tasty coating for chicken wings, slow cooked pulled pork or cheese on toast – or as an appealing finishing touch on any type of sandwich! Use it to coat chicken wings before baking in the oven, add it to slow cooked pulled pork for slow cookery or use it for roast beef sandwiches as a delicious coating!

This rub’s smoky paprika and earthy mushroom flavors pair perfectly with light-bodied red wines, such as Damien Coquelet’s 2013 Cuvee Vieilles Vignes (Chiroubles). This wine features aromas of red bing cherry, macerated raspberry and leather that pair beautifully with both meaty mushroom and smoky paprika flavors found in this rub.

Health food shops or online retailers carry ready-made mushroom powder; however, you can easily create your own at home by soaking some cardboard in water for one or two days prior to use. This allows mycelium (mushroom roots) to form on its surface, while coffee grounds provide vital nutrients.

Vegetables

Vegetables are herbaceous plants from which some portion is consumed during a meal to supplement other food groups, such as starches. Vegetables typically provide essential nutrition such as vitamins, minerals and fiber and should form part of a balanced diet. Vegetables may be washed, graded, cut and packaged fresh products or preserved by freezing, drying or fermentation techniques.

Health authorities support vegetable consumption because vegetables provide essential vitamins and nutrients. Vegetables provide vitamin A, folic acid, potassium and fiber and have low energy expenditure while being an excellent source of protein – indeed most vegetables provide more protein than meat, poultry or fish!

Some individuals find it challenging to distinguish fruits from vegetables. This confusion stems from two definitions of the terms: one is the botanical definition involving seeds borne of flowers while the other refers to any food item with savory flavour; thus tomatoes, eggplants and peppers would technically qualify as fruits while corn, mushrooms and sweet potatoes fall under vegetable category.

Terminology can often be misleading and lead to arguments in trivia groups over what defines as vegetables versus fruits, for instance when considering pumpkin as either. While such disputes don’t directly impact our cooking, they do make it more challenging to meet nutrition guidelines that recommend eating five servings or more vegetables every day.

As for coffee rubs, they offer great seasoning opportunities when cooked on a grill. While vegetable offerings provide lots of essential vitamins and nutrients for good health, coffee rubs offer another method for creating flavorful food dishes on our plates.

Notably, coffee rubs made with ground coffee granules don’t require being submerged in water before they can be used for roasting or grilling; their instantaneous coffee granules dry quickly when exposed to high-heat cooking, making this type of rub especially suitable for high heat grilling environments.

Breads

Bread is one of the world’s most beloved staples, from its humble wheat sandwich varieties to ultra-processed supermarket offerings like Wonder Bread. People eat it daily! Homemade versions, made with ingredients such as water and yeast, tend to taste better than their industrial counterparts which often include added fats, sugar, potato flakes, and powdered milk for rise and flavor enhancement.

Mushrooms on toast is an easy and delicious way to enjoy mushroom rub. Use high quality bread like sourdough or cornbread so the mushrooms’ unique flavors and textures complement those of the bread, and add an additional splash of fresh herb such as thyme for an additional dimension of flavor and texture contrast.

One delicious way to enjoy mushroom rub is on homemade flatbreads like corn tortillas, Ethiopian injera or Indian dosas – each naturally gluten-free yet more like wraps than typical loaves of bread! Unfortunately though, these ingredients may be harder to come by and their preparation requires time-intensive techniques.

When making flatbreads yourself, use a large saute pan so the dough can cook without overcrowding it. Also be sure to dust both your work surface and hands with flour prior to handling the dough as this will prevent sticking and prevents unnecessary waste of dough.

Make double batch of flatbread so that you have some for later. It should keep for several days in an airtight container.

If you prefer your mushrooms savory, try this quick and easy garlic mushroom recipe. With only four simple ingredients required for its creation, this quick meal can be ready in no time at all! Additionally, feel free to vary its flavors by using rosemary, basil, parsley, thyme or crushed red pepper as additional herbs or spices; even add a dash of cayenne for some added spice!

Meat

Mushrooms may often go overlooked, but they add so much flavor and texture to a dish! When cooking mushrooms, avoid stirring too frequently as this will prevent their browning too quickly and release more liquid than necessary. You could also stir fry mushrooms with butter and soy sauce to make an irresistibly flavorful glaze for steak or chicken dishes.

Coffee rub pairs perfectly with beef due to its earthy flavors that complement its rich texture. Perfect for both low and slow applications like brisket as well as fast cooking methods like pan seared tomahawk steak, it contains no added sugar so can withstand higher heats without burning or overcaramelizing.