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Sunrise Beef Sliders

Rise and shine! These Sunrise Beef Sliders, featuring Ground Beef, eggs, American cheese and onions, are a fantastic way to start your day.

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Ingredients:

  • 1 pound Ground Beef (93% lean or leaner)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 4 slices American cheese, cut in half
  • 1/2 cup chopped onions
  • 1/2 cup chopped mushrooms
  • 2 large eggs, slightly beaten
  • 8 whole wheat slider buns, split

Cooking:

  1. Combine Ground beef, salt and pepper in large bowl, mixing lightly but thoroughly.  Lightly shape into eight thin mini-patties.  Heat large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Add patties; cook 5 to 6  minutes or until instant-read thermometer inserted horizontally into center registers 160°F, turning once. Top each burger with half cheese slice. Remove burgers; keep warm.
    2. Cook's Tip:

    Cooking times are for fresh or thoroughly thawed ground beef. Ground beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160°F. Color is not a reliable indicator of ground beef doneness.

  2. Add onions and mushrooms to same skillet and cook for 2 to 4 minutes until tender.  Add eggs and cook and stir 2 minutes until desired doneness.  Season as desired.
  3. Place burgers on bottoms of buns.  Top burgers evenly with egg mixture.   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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