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Braised Beef with Mushrooms & Barley

Looking for a flavorful roast recipe? Try this favorite served with barley and mushrooms.

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Ingredients:

  • 1 beef Chuck Roast (about 3 pounds)
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 pound medium cremini or button mushrooms, halved
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 3 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1-1/4 cups beef broth
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 cup medium pearl barley
  • 1 cup frozen peas, defrosted
  • 1/3 cup dairy sour cream (optional)

Cooking:

  1. Heat oil in stockpot over medium heat until hot. Brown beef Chuck Roast; remove. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. Add mushrooms, onion and garlic to stockpot; cook and stir until onion is lightly browned. Add broth and bay leaf. Return roast; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover tightly and simmer 1-1/2 hours. Stir in barley; continue cooking, covered, 45 to 60 minutes or until roast is fork-tender and barley is fully cooked. Remove roast; keep warm. Discard bay leaf.
  3. Add peas and sour cream to barley. Cook and stir over low heat just until heated through. Carve roast. Serve with barley.

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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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