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Old South Burgers with Peach Compote

Looking for a fresh new way to serve burgers? This burger recipe layers on a flavorful peach compote that's sure to please.

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Ingredients:

  • 1 pound Ground Beef (93% lean or leaner)
  • 1 cup diced peaches, fresh or frozen
  • 1 cup diced sweet onion
  • 1 cup Budweiser beer
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
  • 1/4 cup goat cheese
  • 4 pre-baked biscuits, split

Cooking:

  1. To prepare peach compote, heat large skillet over medium heat until hot. Add peaches and onion;  cook and stir until lightly browned about 5 minutes.  Add beer, brown sugar and rosemary; bring to a boil.  Cook until peaches and onion are soft and liquid is almost gone, 13 to 15 minutes;  keep warm.
  2. Lightly shape ground beef into four  1/2-inch patties. Place patties on grid over medium, ash-covered coals. Grill, covered, 8 to 10 minutes (over medium heat on preheated gas grill, covered, 7 to 9 minutes) until instant-read thermometer inserted horizontally into center registers 160°F, turning occasionally.
    3. Cook's Tip: Cooking times are for fresh or thoroughly thawed ground beef. Color is not a reliable indicator of ground beef doneness.
  3. Evenly spread goat cheese on bottom half of each biscuit; top with burgers.  Evenly spoon peach compote over burgers.  Close sandwiches.

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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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