Coffee and molasses? Yeah, sounds weird, right? I made some
coffee rubbed pork chops a while back and those turned out amazing, so the next logical step was to soak some meat in some very strong coffee.
Alton Brown is one of my culinary heroes. My wife would call it an unhealthy obsession but really, what food geek doesn't like how Alton breaks stuff down to the molecular level to explain food science? This particular marinade is a variation of one he has done on a show. I modified mine a little based on what I normally have on hand, but coffee and molasses are definitely the main influences here.