Beef Brisket Taquitos

Leftover brisket, cheese and salsa tucked inside tortillas and crisped up in the air-fryer. Served with cool and creamy avocado crema.

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Ingredients:

  • 2-1/2 cups Cooked (Leftover) Smoked Beef Brisket, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 cup thinly sliced onion
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup chopped pepper Jack cheese
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup salsa
  • 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onion
  • 12 corn tortillas (6 to 7-inch diameter), warmed
  • Nonstick cooking spray
Avocado Crema:
  • 1 avocado, pitted and halved
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, halved and seeds removed
  • 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro
  • 1/3 cup plain Greek-style yogurt
  • 2 limes, juiced
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Cooking:

  1. Heat butter in large skillet over medium heat until hot. Once melted, add onion and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook 8 to 10 minutes or until onion is browned and caramelized, stirring occasionally.
  2. Meanwhile, in medium bowl combine Jack cheese, cream cheese, salsa and green onion. Stir in caramelized onions and brisket. Preheat air fryer to 400°F.
  3. Place tortillas evenly on work surface; spray both sides with cooking spray. Divide meat mixture evenly between tortillas (about 1/2 cup). Roll up tightly. 
  4. Cook's Tip: Crisping tortillas, on both sides, in a nonstick skillet before assembling makes rolling easier and prevents crumbling.
  5. Place seam side down, in a single layer, in air fryer basket. Cook 8 to 10 minutes or until browned and crispy.
  6. Cook's Tip: Mix it up! Add corn, diced potatoes or black beans to filling.
  7. For avocado crema, place avocado, jalapeno pepper, cilantro, yogurt, lime juice and salt in bowl of food processor; pulse until smooth. Serve crema with taquitos.

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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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