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Sous Vide Blueberry Steak Sauce

A savory and sweet blueberry sauce that comes together in a water bath. Serve with your favorite steak.

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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups blueberries
  • 1/2 cup beef stock
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice and zest from 1 lemon
  • 2 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard
  • 2 tablespoons minced shallots
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces

Cooking:

  1. Attach sous vide wand to stock pot. Fill pot with water according to manufacturer's instructions.
  2. Preheat sous vide wand to 183°F.
  3. In a small bowl, whisk together stock, lemon juice, lemon zest, mustard, shallots and brown sugar. 
  4. Place blueberries, butter and beef stock mixture in a food-safe plastic bag and seal, removing as much air as possible. 
  5. Submerge bag in water and set timer for 20 minutes.
  6. At end of cook time, carefully remove bag from water. Open bag and serve sauce over steak.

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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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