Coffee-Crusted Beef Tenderloin Steak

Coffee- and cinnamon-crusted beef tenderloin is a unique and delicious fusion of flavors to amp up your next dinner party. Garnish with coffee beans and cinnamon sticks.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 522 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 pinch ground cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 2 (6 ounce) beef tenderloin steaks
• 0.25 cup finely ground espresso beans

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Sift ground espresso beans, brown sugar, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper together in a bowl. Generously coat all sides of each steak with espresso mixture. Place steaks on a plate and refrigerate for flavors to blend, about 30 minutes.

Step 3

Heat a large oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat; add canola oil. Place steaks in the hot oil and cook until bottom of each steak is browned, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Flip steaks and place skillet in the preheated oven.

Step 4

Cook the steaks in the preheated oven to your desired degree of doneness, 4 to 5 minutes for medium-rare. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 140 degrees F (60 degrees C). Cover skillet with a tented piece of aluminum foil and let steaks rest for at least 5 minutes.