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Autumn Pot Roast with Root Vegetables

A surprisingly simple but utterly satisfying comfort food feast of beef roast, potatoes, carrots and parsnips, braised until fork-tender and served with a silky sauce.

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Ingredients:

  • 1 beef Cross Rib Roast, Shoulder Roast Boneless or Chuck Roast Boneless (about 3-1/2 pounds)
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 8 small red-skinned potatoes, halved
  • 2 large carrots, cut into 2-1/2 x 1/2-inch pieces
  • 2 large parsnips, cut into 2-1/2 x 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 small leek, cut into 1-1/2 inch pieces
  • 1-1/2 tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in 3 tablespoons water
Seasoning:
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon each salt and lemon pepper

Cooking:

  1. Combine seasoning ingredients; press onto beef pot roast. Heat oil in stock pot over medium heat until hot. Brown beef Cross Rib Roast. Pour off drippings.
  2. Add 3/4 cup water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover tightly and simmer 2 hours. Add vegetables; continue cooking, covered, 30 to 45 minutes or until pot roast and vegetables are fork-tender. Remove roast and vegetables; keep warm.
  3. Skim fat from cooking liquid. Measure and return 2 cups cooking liquid to stock pot. Stir in cornstarch mixture; cook and stir 1 minute or until thickened and bubbly. Carve pot roast. Serve with vegetables and sauce.

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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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