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Coffee flavoured olive oil?

7 years ago

My friend gave me a bottle of Coffee flavoured olive oil at Christmas. I still can't figure out what to use it for. I tried it on feta cheese but it doesn't work. She's asked me if I tried it but she doesn't give me any suggestions either. I have a feeling that if it were in her kitchen she'd have come up with something by now. Any ideas?

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John Liu

7 years ago

last modified: 7 years ago

Coffee can be used very successfully in cooking. The dishes I'm familiar with are meaty ones like ribs, chili, Q, etc. Those don't tend to use much olive oil, though. Still, the next time you're, say, oiling some meat prior to roasting or searing, might as well try this stuff. It would be good to find a use for it, as it sounds like one of those things that otherwise could sit in your pantry until it's old enough to drive.

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plllog
7 years ago
Is she pranking you? I'm sure it's edible, but I've only heard of it being used as a skin treatment or ingredient in natural cosmetics.
User
7 years ago
Only thing that would come to mind is use in a fruit salad or in a mole type sauce. The coffee would probably only appear as a scent rather than as a flavor if used in anything that you would normally use olive oil in/on.
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rob333 (zone 7b)
7 years ago
Use it in this recipe for smoky espresso rubbed pork tenderloin

https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/pork-tenderloin-smoky-espresso
Lars
7 years ago
I would expect it to be used in baking. I've seen cakes being made with olive oil, and here's a recipe for one with coffee olive oil.
chloebud
7 years ago
I was thinking the same as Lars since olive oil is sometimes used in baking. That being said, olive oil infused with coffee just doesn't sound appealing no matter what you do with it. :-/
Elmer J Fudd
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
It doesn't sound appealing to me either. This would have been an instant return (if the source was known) or toss out. For me, coffee belongs in a drinking cup or mug, nowhere else.

A mischievous thought - maybe your friend got it as a gift, couldn't figure out what to do with it, and decided to pass it along to you, hoping you'd have more success in dealing with it than she did?
agmss15
7 years ago
Maybe these? With a little dribble of dark chocolate on top. Not traditional but might be yummy.

https://leitesculinaria.com/94627/recipes-spanish-olive-oil-tortas-de-aceite.html
User
7 years ago
I would try it in brownies. Would it work in bulletproof coffee?
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
7 years ago
Coffee rubs are wonderful with beef.
wintercat_gw
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
I had to look up bullet proof coffee. Butter would work for me but olive oil in my coffee? I shudder at the thought.

What rhizo and John said - some beef recipe might work.
carolb_w_fl_coastal_9/10
7 years ago
It does seem a bit weird. Chili for sure - the meaty kind. And I often bake with olive oil - it might do well in a chocolate cake.

I imagine someone stumped for a gift, coming across such an unusual item - maybe on special - and buying it on a whim. Isn't that often the way with a lot of "white elephant" gifts?
artemis_ma
7 years ago
I would probably try it with beef, but not with a higher grade cut. It might work... try on a small portion.
bragu_DSM 5
7 years ago
sounds 1,000 times better than the chocolate cheese ravioli ... *grin*

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