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Classic Chopped Beef Liver

Creamy, rich chopped liver spread is a classic beef dish. Enjoy on crackers or your favorite vegetables.

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Ingredients:

  • 1 pound beef Liver
  • 2 cups 1% low-fat milk
  • 1 hard-cooked egg
  • 2 tablespoons minced onion
  • 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 2 tablespoons lard
  • 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley leaves
Serving Suggestion:
  • Flatbread or crackers

Cooking:

  1. Place beef liver in medium bowl; add milk. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
  2. Preheat broiler. Remove liver from milk; discard milk. Place liver on rack in foil-lined broiler pan so surface of beef is 3 to 4 inches from heat. Broil 9 to 12 minutes until instant-read thermometer inserted horizontally into center registers 160°F, turning once.
  3. Place liver in food processor bowl. Pulse on and off until finely chopped; remove liver from processor. Add egg, onion and garlic to food processor; pulse on and off until paste forms. Return liver to food processor; add lard. Pulse on and off until blended. Add parsley; pulse until mixture is smooth is smooth. Season with salt and pepper, as desired.
  4. Place liver mixture into medium bowl; cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

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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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