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Chocolate Beefy Brownies

Get the added benefit of protein with our take on a chocolate brownie. It's delicious and much more sweet than savory.

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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup cooked Ground Beef 93% lean or leaner), cooled
  • 2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, melted and cooled
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Cooking:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine chocolate, eggs, sugar, oil, vanilla and salt in large mixing bowl; mix to combine. Add flour and baking powder to chocolate mixture; mix until incorporated.
  2. Add Ground Beef to food processor container. Pulse on and off for 30 seconds until beef is broken into small pieces. Add beef and walnuts to chocolate mixture; stir to combine.
  3. Coat 8 x 8-inch glass baking pan with cooking spray. Pour chocolate mixture into prepared pan; spread evenly. Bake in 350°F oven 25 to 30 minutes or until set. Cool to room temperature before serving.

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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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