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Szechuan Beef Stir-Fry

A classic beef stir-fry, ready in 15 minutes, using pre-cut veggies and prepared Asian sauce. Can it get any easier?

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Ingredients:

  • 2 beef Ranch Steaks or Chuck Shoulder Steaks, cut 3/4 inch thick (about 8 ounces each)
  • 1 package (10 ounces) fresh vegetable stir-fry blend
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1/2 cup prepared sesame-ginger stir-fry sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 2 cups hot cooked white or brown rice, prepared without butter or salt
  • 1/4 cup dry-roasted peanuts

Cooking:

  1. Combine vegetables and water in large nonstick skillet; cover and cook over medium-high heat 4 minutes or until crisp-tender. Remove and drain vegetables. Set aside.
    2. Cook's Tip: Four cups assorted fresh vegetables, such as sugar snap peas, broccoli florets, bell pepper strips and shredded carrots, may be substituted for 1 package vegetable stir-fry blend.
  2. Meanwhile cut beef Ranch Steaks into 1/4-inch-thick strips.
  3. Heat same skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add half of beef and garlic; stir-fry 1 to 2 minutes or until an internal temperature of 145°F for medium rare as measured by a meat thermometer. Remove from skillet; keep warm. Repeat with remaining beef and garlic.
  4. Return all beef and vegetables to skillet. Add stir-fry sauce and red pepper; cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes or until heated through. Spoon over rice. Sprinkle with peanuts.

    Recipe as seen in The Healthy Beef Cookbook, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
    5. Cook's Tip: Your favorite stir-fry sauce flavor may be substituted for the sesame-ginger flavor.

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Beef Checkoff

Bourbon Blueberry & Brie Bacon Cheeseburger

Brian Capps of Louisville, KY, has been crowned the 2021 Derby Burger Champion in the 10th Annual Derby Burger Challenge. Capps’ burger, made with 100% Kentucky Cattlemen’s ground beef is packed with flavor. The patty is topped with brie, thick-cut bacon, a blueberry bourbon sauce and arugula - all on a brioche bun.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Kentucky Cattlemen’s Ground Beef
  • 4 Slices Bacon, thick sliced
  • 1/4 inch Sliced Brie Cheese, rind removed
  • 1 pint Fresh Blueberries
  • 1 Lemon, halved
  • 1/8 cup White Sugar
  • 2 tsp. Cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 tsp. Bourbon
  • 2 Brioche Buns
  • 2 Tbsp. Salted Butter
  • Arugula 
  • ¼ tsp. Kosher Salt
  • ¼ tsp. Black Pepper

Recipe

1. Form Two Patties and Set Aside.

2. Preheat your skillet over medium high heat. Add butter, and sliced buns. Cook until golden brown, set aside.

3. Salt and pepper both sides of the burger patty, cook over medium high heat. Cook until internal temperature of 160°F (USDA recommended), add cheese before taking off heat until melted.

4. Add blueberries, sugar, and lemon juice into a small pot. Cook on medium to low heat for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Mix cornstarch with water to make a slurry. Slowly add your slurry mixture to thicken blueberry sauce. Remove mixture from heat and stir in your bourbon.

5. Build your burger. Place your burger patty with melted cheese, cooked bacon, blueberry sauce on the bottom bun. Top the burger with arugula and add the top bun.

6. Enjoy!

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