You've probably tried ham cooked in cola, but have you tried steak marinated in coffee? I thought not. Coffee is the perfect marinade for beef and pork, its natural acidity helps to tenderise the meat, whilst the coffee taste gives it a deeply savoury and earthy flavour!
This recipe goes amazingly with thick-cut chips and you can even heat up the marinade after to use as a sauce.
2 rib-eye or sirloin steaks (2cm thick)
1⁄2 tbsp olive oil
For the coffee marinade:
1 tbsp soy sauce
100ml espresso (left to cool)
1 tbsp red wine vinegar or balsamic
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tbsp dijon mustard
2 tbsp light brown sugar