Recipe: Coffee & Chili Steak Dry Rub | Studio10

Chef Nino from Rouses makes a dry rub for steak using New Orleans Dark Roast coffee & chili powder.

INGREDIENTS:

½ cup New Orleans Roast Dark Roast and Chicory Ground Coffee (process it in a food processor to make it very finely ground)
½ cup chili powder
½ cup dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
1 tablespoon granulated garlic
1 tablespoon sea salt

STEPS:

1. In a small mixing bowl combine all ingredients and mix extremely well.

2. Sprinkle a thin layer of the rub on each side of meat and pat it into the meat with your fingers so that it adheres while it is being grilled, pan seared or baked.

MORE INFO:

ROUSES MARKETS:

7361 Theodore Dawes Rd.
Theodore, AL 36582
(251) 653-7391

1545 Gulf Shores Parkway
Gulf Shores, AL 36542
(251) 948-4715

112 Saraland Loop
Saraland, AL 36571
(251) 675-8124

4350 Old Shell Rd.
Mobile, AL 36608
(251) 380-0020

6729 Spanish Fort Rd.
Spanish Fort, AL 36527
(251) 621-0552

7765 Airport Boulevard #609
Mobile, AL 36608
251-272-5026

25405 Perdido Beach Boulevard
Orange Beach, AL 36561
251-272-5034

HOURS: 7am-10pm

www.rouses.com

ABOUT THE CHEF: Chef Neil “Nino” Thibodaux

Chef Nino was born in Franklin, Louisiana. A stint in the Air Force after high school as a F-15 jet mechanic included a month at a remote base near Cagliari in Sardinia. After earning a Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College in Jacksonville, Florida, and an Honorary Doctorate from Victory Baptist College in North Augusta, South Carolina, Nino returned to Italy, where he lived for 13 years. When Nino moved back to the United States, he settled in Houma, Louisiana, and started teaching private cooking classes. Inspired by his time in Italy, he then launched the Friends of Italy Culinary Institute. Nino has taught monthly cooking classes and done cooking demonstrations and events for Rouses Markets for over 10 years. He has a low salt, mild, Cajun seasoning blend called Adrenaline Seasoning, which is available at all Rouses Markets in Louisiana, Mississippi and Lower Alabama.

You can find more of Nino’s recipes, Rouse Family Recipes, and a collection of Southern, Cajun and Creole recipes at www.rouses.com. Pick up your free copy of the Rouses Magazine at any Rouses Market on the Gulf Coast.