Perfect for grilling season, these Coffee Rubbed Grilled Ribeyes are easy enough for a weeknight dinner but fancy enough for company.
I don’t know about you but we get pretty excited about grilling season around here. I wish I could say I was one of those hearty souls that grills all year round in the middle of a blizzard but we can’t even open the door to our back deck after most winter storms, let alone fire up the grill.
So yea… we get pretty excited about grilling and every evening we can cook dinner outside feels like a vacation.
Recently I created a simple spice rub made with pantry staples including coffee grinds, cumin, smoked paprika and a little brown sugar. It creates this mouth-watering, sweet and smoky crust that seals in the juices and keeps the beef tender. I like to make a bulk batch and keep it on hand for pork tenderloin, chicken breasts and beef steaks.
And on that note, it’s time for my annual “Let the Meat Rest!” campaign. Friends, I urge you, BEG YOU, please let your meat rest for 10 minutes before slicing to serve.
Tent the meat with foil, put the kitchen timer for 10 minutes then walk away or prep a quick salad.
This brief resting period is vital because it allows the juices to redistribute after cooking. If you slice the steak prematurely, you’ll lose all of that flavor you’ve worked hard to develop.
Just 10 minutes. It’ll be worth the wait, I promise.
Your fork is waiting.
Coffee Rubbed Ribeyes
Ingredients
- 4 beef ribeye steaks
Coffee Rub
- ¼ cup ground coffee or instant espresso
- ¼ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons Kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
Instructions
- Place ribeyes on a platter and set aside.
- In a small bowl, mix together coffee rub with a small fork until spices are evenly incorporated with the coffee and sugar. Rub mixture evenly on all sides of the ribeyes and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Pre-heat grill on high heat. Grill 4-6 minutes per side for medium-rare or longer if you desire. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.
I used this spice rub on our NY Strip steaks tonight and it was fantastic! I featured your recipe on my blog, I hope that’s ok. I just had to share with everyone!
So glad you enjoy it!!
I have made this twice this week. I had the butcher cut 2 1 1/2″ bone in ribeyes and used this rub exactly as it says. Everybody that had it said it was the best steak they’ve ever had. Hot hot hot grill, cross hatched, and flipped numerous times to prevent the sugar from burning too much. I wanna go buy more steak right now! Thank you for the great recipe.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! It’s one of my favorites too!!
What a great recipe for grilling! Coffee rubs are the best! I’m loving the crust and I can see that the meat is so juicy and tender. It’s so delightful!
Thank you so much Maureen!
This is a terrific rub! So simple and yet giving such a great result.
Simple is my favorite! :)
O my goodness, that looks so good!! It hasn’t been warm enough here at all to do any outside grilling but I’m pinning this recipe for future use for sure! Looks delicious!
Where do you live? It hasn’t here yet either until recently!!
My husband just walked by and this picture was on the screen and he is BEGGING me to make it for him!
YES!!! haha I hope you do!!
Coffee rubs are the BEST! And so are ribeyes!! Score for putting the two together! Amen to letting the meat REST. My stepdad – without a doubt, every.single.time cuts right into that beautiful meat as soon as it’s off the grill. I’ve ranted, raved and preached all day long but he just won’t let it rest. Oh how it hurts to watch those precious juices flow right out!
That’s so funny! Heck yes to letting meat rest!
This is my soul food! Bring on the ribeyes!!
Dude you would love these!!
This rub looks fantastic! I am so excited to try it!!!
Love the coffee rub that you made for these!
Thanks Angie!!
Grilling steaks are a treat around here :) Larry would LOVE this!! I had a coffee rubbed steak at Bobby Flay’s Mesa restaurant in Vegas and it was amazing. I have to try this! Yay for grilling season :)
Same here!! Rich was pretty excited when we got these bad boys. :)
This sounds and looks oh so good!!
Thank you!!
Does this recipe have cumin in it? You mention it in the description but it’s not a listed ingredient!
So sorry about that – I’ve added it to the recipe now! Good catch!
Love the crust on this steak! So much flavor.
It was so good girl!
What a great recipe for a backyard summer BBQ! Bookmarking this one :) Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much Brianna – enjoy!