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Grilled Top Sirloin Filets with Italian Salsa Verde

Craving something new on your steaks? Salsa verde translates to "green sauce" and this one includes parsley, capers, and lemon. The sauce offers a lot of flavor with not a lot of calories. Try this Top Sirloin recipe with a flavorful new topping.

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  1. Grate 1 tablespoon peel and squeeze 1 tablespoon juice from lemon. Mince 1 clove garlic. Combine minced garlic, lemon peel and pepper; press evenly onto beef steaks. Place steaks on grid over medium, ash-covered coals. Grill, covered, 11 to 16 minutes (over medium heat on preheated gas grill, covered, 11 to 14 minutes) for medium rare to medium doneness, turning occasionally.
    2. Cook's Tip: To pan-broil steaks, preheat large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Place steaks in skillet; cook steaks 15 to 18 minutes for medium rare (145°F) to medium (160°F) doneness, turning occasionally.
  2. Meanwhile, prepare Salsa Verde. Place remaining 2 cloves garlic in food processor container. Cover; process until finely chopped. Add lemon juice, parsley, capers and olive oil. Cover and process until well blended, stopping and scraping side of container as needed.
    3. Cook's Tip: Salsa Verde can be prepared in blender or by hand. To prepare in blender, combine remaining 2 cloves garlic, lemon juice, parsley, capers and olive oil in blender container.Cover; process until well blended, adding 1 to 2 tablespoons water, as needed for desired consistency, stopping and scraping side of container as needed. To prepare by hand, mince remaining 2 cloves garlic, parsley and capers. Combine parsley mixture with lemon juice and olive oil in small bowl.
  3. Carve steaks into slices and season with salt, as desired. Serve with Italian Salsa Verde.

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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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