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Coffee-Rubbed Rib-Eye with Habanero Butter

Giant bone-in rib-eyes are coated in an instant-coffee, pepper and brown sugar rub, seared over high heat and finished on the cooler side of the grill. A spoonful of spicy habanero lime butter melts over each slice.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on40 min
  • Total1 h 43 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Habanero butter

  • 115 gunsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1habanero, seeded and minced
  • 1lime, zested and juiced
  • 2 tbspshallot, minced
  • 2 tbsproasted garlic, mashed
  • 1 tbspflat-leaf parsley, minced
  • 1 tspkosher salt
  • to tastefreshly ground black pepper

Rub

  • ¼ cupinstant coffee granules
  • ¼ cupblack peppercorns, freshly cracked
  • 2 tbspdark brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 2 tbspkosher salt
  • 2 tbspgranulated garlic
  • 2 tsppaprika
  • 1 tspcayenne pepper

Steak

  • 2bone-in rib-eye steaks, about 1.35 kg (48 oz) each
  • to tastecanola oil, for the grill grates

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lime
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Shallot
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Parsley
  • Black and white pepper
  • Paprika
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Caffeine and theobromine
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Grill
  • Probe thermometer

Season

  • Summer

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Needs advance prep

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: high

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