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Mexican Steak Soft Tacos

Use leftover steak slices or grill your favorite cut for this version of the taco featuring a garlicky, lime sour cream.

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Ingredients:

  • 12 ounces leftover beef Flank Steak
  • 1/2 cup dairy sour cream
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 cup drained canned black beans
  • 1/2 cup chopped seeded tomatoes
  • 3 cups thinly sliced romaine lettuce
  • 4 medium whole wheat or flour tortillas (8 to 10-inch diameter)

Cooking:

  1. Combine sour cream, lime juice, garlic, salt and pepper in small bowl.
  2. Spread each tortilla evenly with sour cream mixture leaving 1/2-inch border around edge. Top with black beans; place beef Flank Steak slices on 1 side of each tortilla. Top with tomatoes and lettuce. Fold tortillas in half to serve.

    Recipe adapted from and photo as seen in The Healthy Beef Cookbook, published by John Wiley & Sons

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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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