[JRandomFreeper]

Coffee is actually one of my 'secrets' for my BBQ sauce and for my beans. You can't actually taste the coffee, but it does add a depth of flavor to the liquid.

/johnny

[reformedliberal]

I also use just a teaspoon or so of black cocoa powder in beans and chili, for the same reason, especially when I’ve used my homemade tomato sauce, which is just a little too bright tasting. It also is an amazing thickener, BTW. It darkens the sauce and a little goes a long way.

I think of it as the *mole school* of flavor blending.