How You Can Cook With Coffee Articles | Coffee

Cooking with coffee adds a distinct flavour to desserts, but when adding to meats bring out the flavour of the meat itself, without changing the original flavour.

Freeze leftover coffee into ice cubes to be used in ice coffees,stews & sauces.

A pinch of salt added to coffee will help to combat some acidic coffees. Coffee can be spiced up with cinnamon, all spice & nutmeg, adding lemon will give it a zingy flavour.

Like garlic the smaller the grind of the coffee the stronger it will be.

COFFEE BURGERS:
1LB of ground beef
1/4 cup of crumbled blue cheese
Heap tbsp espresso coffee
Heap tbsp chili powder
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1/2 chopped onions
1 jalapeño pepper,seeded,thinly sliced
1/4 red or green pepper thinly sliced
1tbsp Worcester sauce
Mix all the ingredients together
Make into patties
Cook on the hot grill or fry
Makes 4 burgers.

COFFEE GLAZED HAM.
4LB fresh ham (fat on)
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup of fresh brewed dark coffee
1tbsp cinnamon
Pinch crushed cloves
Preheat oven to 375f
Wrap ham in foil & cook for 2hrs
Prepare glaze-melt honey,add the coffee,cloves & cinnamon & reduce for 10 mins
When cooked score the ham fat in a criss cross pattern, brush with the glaze & return to oven for 45mins frequently reglazing.
when ready slice ham up,can be eaten hot or cold.

COFFEE SPAGHETTI
1lb ground beef
2 finely chopped onions
2/3 cloves crushed garlic
2/3 chopped tomatoes
2 tbsp tomato paste
Freshly brewed french roast coffee
1/2lb mushrooms
2tbsp olive oil
Pinch sugar
salt & pepper to taste
1tsp oregano
1/2lb spaghetti
Parmesan cheese
Brown the onions, garlic in the oil, add ground beef & brown. Add the tomatoes, mushrooms, tomato paste & coffee & simmers for 30 mins. Add oregano, salt & pepper. Serve with the spaghetti & top with grated Parmesan cheese.