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Sauce Chasseur

Sometimes called the Hunter's Sauce; try this classic sauce with your next steak or roast.

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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 1/2 cup diced carrot
  • 1/2 cup diced celery
  • 1 cup dry red wine
  • 2 cups reduced-sodium beef broth
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme
  • 9 whole black peppercorns
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon butter, cold

Cooking:

  1. Preheat large skillet on medium-low heat; coat with pan spray. Add onion, carrot, celery; cover and cook 10 minutes until vegetables are soft, stirring occasionally.

  2. Increase heat to medium-high. Add wine to skillet; cook 3 to 4 minutes until liquid is reduced to a syrupy mixture. Add broth, bay leaves, thyme and peppercorns; cook 12 to 15 minutes until sauce is reduced to 1 cup. Strain sauce; discard vegetables and return sauce to same skillet. Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir in tomato paste; cook 2 minutes until glossy. Stir in butter and mix until incorporated; keep warm. Season with salt and pepper, as desired.

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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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