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Slow Cooker Italian Beef Sandwich

Shredded slow cooked Italian beef served on a hoagie roll and topped with zesty giardiniera.

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Ingredients:

  • 1 beef Cross Rib Roast, Chuck Arm Roast or Chuck Shoulder Roast (about 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 pounds)
  • 1 packet Italian dressing mix
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • 1/4 cup Banana Peppers
  • 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
  • 1 cup low sodium beef broth
  • 4 hoagie rolls
Garnish
  • Giardinera

Cooking:

  1. Press dressing mix and Italian seasoning evenly onto all surfaces of beef Cross Rib Roast. Place banana peppers and garlic in 4-1/2 to 5-1/2-quart slow cooker; top with roast and beef broth. Cover and cook on HIGH 6 hours or LOW for 8 hours or until roast is fork-tender. 
  2. Remove roast and shred into a medium sized bowl. Cut rolls lengthwise and fill with beef. Top with giardinera and extra banana peppers.   
    3. Cook's Tip: Before filling rolls with beef, dip them into the leftover broth from cooking for a more authentic flavor. 

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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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