Our Rockport County Club is advertising a special, Coffee Crusted Tenderloin with Chocolate. Yuck!!! I could possibly do the Coffee encrusted tenderloin, but CHOCOLATE??? Who in their right mind every heard of chocolate on steak??? I might be way outta line here, but no way am I eating chocolate on steak!!!!

Mark Fairchild has Spoken!

Yes I have

OK, OK, forgive me, just did not sound good and I do not want to drop $50 to find out. I will take y'alls word for it that it is good!!!

Doubt the cocoa is going to impart much flavor but it will give you a very nice color. Similar to rubs that have charcoal in them. Very useful for something like tenderloin that you can have trouble getting a really hard sear on without overcooking.

Peter Madden had a phenomenal coffee chili cocoa rubbed filet on the Madden's menu. It was really exceptional.

I cook a pork tenderloin that is encrusted with coffee that is very good.

I put coffee in my chili. I occasionally put cayenne in hot chocolate. I can't see a reason a cocoa/coffee based rub wouldn't work. Especially on beef.

Chocolate-Chile-Coffee rubbed beef (or pork) is wonderful when done correctly. Bruce Almighty is correct, think of mole... You don't really taste the chocolate. Think of all the nuances you get out of a curry or a wine...the combination adds complexity and depth. It's not for everyone, but those who know, know! Thanks Max06 for remembering! My first post on TexAgs!

Had a law school roommate that worked at Sierra and Brownstone (remember those 90's joints) and borrowed their recipe for a law school chili cookoff. It had coffee and chocolate in it and it was outstanding. He got second place (we got third with our traditional red) because the pre-woke faculty judges gave 1st to a vegetarian chili. Both of our teams ran out of chili due to repeat visits, the "winning" chili booth was a ghost town with gallons left over. Travesty. Still bitter about it, as you can tell.

HtownAg92 said:

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Had a law school roommate that worked at Sierra and Brownstone (remember those 90's joints) and borrowed their recipe for a law school chili cookoff. It had coffee and chocolate in it and it was outstanding. He got second place (we got third with our traditional red) because the pre-woke faculty judges gave 1st to a vegetarian chili. Both of our teams ran out of chili due to repeat visits, the "winning" chili booth was a ghost town with gallons left over. Travesty. Still bitter about it, as you can tell.

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In your defense, you didn't know you were competing in a salsa competition.