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Coffee Sauce/Marinade

November 1, 2006

This is a zesty, lively marinade that is perfect for meat or turkey. In fact, serving this over leftover turkey makes it turn from "not again" to "wow!" Keeps well in the refrigerator for up to three days, so marinade away!

Coffee Sauce/Marinade

Ingredients:
6 cups (48+ounces) Dunkin' Donuts Original Blend coffee, freshly brewed
1/2 oz salt
1/2 oz sugar
3-4 pieces fresh jalapeño pepper diced
3 1/2 ounces freshly squeezed lemon juice zest of two lemons
2 sprigs finely chopped fresh rosemary
2 sprigs finely chopped fresh thyme
2 ounces (about a level tablespoon) cracked black pepper, crushed
1/2 ounce tomato paste
7 3/4 ounces Worcestershire sauce
2 ounce extra virgin olive oil
3 to 4 cloves of finely chopped garlic
1 ounce flour (heaping teaspoon)
2 ounces tequilla

Directions:
Brew the coffee and allow to come to room temperature In a large bowl, whisk together the following: coffee, salt, sugar, jalapeño, lemon juice, lemon zest, thyme, rosemary, black pepper, tomato paste, and Worcestershire sauce. Taste and adjust the seasonings as desired.

Bring the marinade to a boil in a large saucepan, then reduce to a bare simmer.

In a separate large pot, sauté garlic in olive oil until the garlic turns opaque. Add flour slowly, stirring to dissolve then reduce flame to low and cook one more minute.

Add tequila to create a flame. Then, slowly add coffee marinade and simmer for an additional 30 to 45 minutes.

Strain sauce through a fine sieve. Ladle marinade sauce over leftover turkey and serve. Leftover marinade can be used to marinate steaks, beef, chicken, pork or turkey, should there still be leftovers!

YIELD: 1 quart, about

Coffee Sauce/Marinade
Nutritional Information by CookedApple.com
Calculated for a serving size of 1 (4.4 oz.)
Recipe yields 16 servings

Nutrient Name Amount per Serving % Daily Value

Calories 70 N/A

Calories from Fat 35 N/A

Total Fat 3.5 g 5%

Saturated Fat 0.5 g 2%

Trans Fat 0 g

Cholesterol 0 mg 0%

Sodium 500 mg 21%

Total Carbohydrates 9 g 3%

Dietary Fiber 1 g 4%

Sugars 3 g

Protein 1 g

Vitamin A 2%

Vitamin C 15%

Calcium 4%

Iron 10%

Nutritional information for the recipe provided by CookedApple.com. The nutritional information supplied is to be used as a guideline only and will vary depending on the amount and variety of each ingredient used. This nutritional analysis assumes usage of 3 1/2 pieces of jalapeño pepper, 3 1/2 cloves of garlic, and that all the alcohol burned off in the cooking process.

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