Coffee Rubbed Pork Tenderloin w/ Red Eye BBQ Sauce

bigmikej

Tonight I am going to give QBabe's recipe a try. Rubbed up the tenderloins last night. I have two questions:[p]1. Has anybody used a particular wood smoke that they like w/ this dish? I have hickory, white oak, cherry, and pecan available.[p]2. Any wine pairing recommendations? (I prefer red wine)[p]Thanks in advance!

Marvin

bigmikej,
I'm doing the same tonight. My take, however, on your questions would be to forget wood smoking since the tenderloin is grilled pretty quickly. I would also worry about masking the anticipation of that wonderful coffee flavor. As far as the wines go: try a good Zinfandel: spicy, thick, seems just right for this dish. I'll let you know tomorrow what the real experience was; hope you'll do the same.

Grillhauberichtlinien

bigmikej,
I am eating leftover coffee rubbed pork as I type.
My favorite wood I have tried for this is sassafras. I have tried several others, but the sassafras is my favorite.

QBabe

bigmikej,[p]I am very fond of cherry and/or hickory with pork. I've used both and often use a combination of the two. And, though it is a hotter and faster cook than a butt or ribs, even at 325°-350°, if you wanted to add some wood you'd still have some additional flavoring from doing so (unlike a hot and fast steak sear at 750°).[p]I'm also a BIG fan of reds...Shiraz, Zinfandel, etc. Last weekend, I tried a new Zin called "Snake Eyes" that I liked alot. [p]Here's a link to a pdf review of it....a little pricey, but I thought it was fabulous.[p]Enjoy!
Tonia

[ul][li]Snake Eyes Zinfandel[/ul]

Hammer

bigmikej,
I cooked the coffee crusted tenderloins last weekend. They were good. The sauce was fantastic. The wine I paired it eith was a full bodied Cabernet Sauvignon; high alcohol content; high tannin. Normally I would pair with a Zinfandel, however, with the strong coffe, and sweet chocalate; as well as the other ingredients in the rub; I decided that with the aforementioned attributes of the wine, I needed a Cabernet.
Just my opinion, but it paired well.
Hammer[p]

QBabe

Hammer,[p]I'm just learning about pairing wines, and up til now, only knew what I liked. What range is considered "high alcohol" and "high tannin" and what does that do for you when you're trying to decide what to pair with? I'd love to learn how to decide what to have with which dish...[p]Thanks for helping me become informed,
Tonia
:~)

JSlot

Beer. Beer. Beer. Jack Daniels. Beer. Jack Daniels. Jack Daniels. Beer. Beer. Oh, just contemplating the menu for tonight..................LOL.[p]Jim