Cooking With Gourmet Coffee

Ingredients:
2 cups self-rising flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
6 tablespoons sugar
1-1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter
2 eggs
1/3 cup strong, brewed coffee
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup golden raisins (or chopped dried apricots)
1/2 cup chopped pecans (or walnuts)
Extra milk and sugar for toppings

Directions:
1. Stir together the flour, cinnamon, and sugar.
2. Cut the butter into tablespoon pieces and blend with the pastry blender or two knives into
the dry mixture. (Butter pieces should be the size of small peas.)
3. Mix together the eggs, coffee, and milk.
4. Stir into the dry mixture to form a soft dough. Stir in the fruit and nuts.
5. Turn dough out onto a floured board and gently pat into a circle of dough about 1/2″ thick.
Cut out rounds with floured biscuit cutter and place them on a greased baking sheet. Gently
brush tops with milk and sprinkle with sugar.
6. Bake in a preheated 400° F oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

6 pounds spareribs
8 tablespoons butter
4 large potatoes, peeled and diced
2 small onions, diced
1 cup coffee barbecue sauce, recipe follows
1 cup cooked corn kernels
2 tablespoons caraway seeds
1 cup chopped chives
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
2 bunches asparagus

Kosher salt and ground pepper. Place spareribs in a large pan, cover with salted water, and bring to a boil. Cook spareribs for 1 1/2 hours, drain, and allow spareribs to cool until they can be easily handled.
Bone spareribs and trim all visible fat. Discard bones and fat, and cut remaining meat into 1/2-inch cubes and reserve.
Heat butter in a large saute pan, preferably with a nonstick surface. Add potatoes and onions, and cook until tender.
Add meat and coffee barbecue sauce and cook until all ingredients are heated through. Stir in corn, caraway seeds, chives, and cilantro. Season and reserve.
Steam asparagus until fork tender but still vibrant green. Gently stuff asparagus in place of bones in spareribs.
To plate dish, place spareribs on plate and drizzle with a little barbecue sauce mixture.

Coffee Barbecue sauce:
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 onion, chopped
1/2 cup chopped garlic
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 serrano or other small green chile
1 teaspoon cumin, ground
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 lemon, zested and juiced
3/4 cup coffee beans
1/4 cup dark brown sugar
3/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 tablespoons freshly ground pepper
2 cups tomato paste

Heat oil in a saucepan. Add vegetable oil, onion, garlic, cilantro, chile, cumin, chile powder, red pepper flakes, lemon zest, and coffee beans and cook for 2 minutes.
Add the dark brown sugar, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, and ketchup to pan. Cook mixture stirring occasionally, until liquid is reduced by half. Add the salt, pepper, and tomato paste to the mixture. Cover and simmer for 2 to 3 hours, occasionally stirring. Strain and adjust seasonings.

From Peggy Trowbridge Filippone,
Your Guide to Home Cooking

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/4 cup strong coffee
• 1/4 cup cider vinegar
• 1-1/2 Tablespoons butter
• 1 Tablespoon molasses
• 2 teaspoons powdered dry mustard
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/8 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 ounce brandy
• 1 large can (about 14 ounces) red kidney beans, drained
• 1 large can (about 14 ounces) pinto beans, drained
• 1 sweet onion, sliced thin