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Caramelized Onion Sauce

Enhance any beef cut with this top-notch caramelized onion sauce. Delicious!

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Ingredients:

  • 2 teaspoons butter
  • 3 cups diced sweet onions (1/4-inch)
  • 1/2 cup dry red wine
  • 1 can (14 to 14-1/2 ounces) reduced-sodium beef broth
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Cooking:

  1. Heat butter in 12-inch skillet over medium heat. Add onions; cook, covered, 5 to 7 minutes, or until soft. Remove cover; cook 6 to 8 minutes or until onions are golden brown, stirring occasionally. Add wine; simmer 2 to 4 minutes or until wine is almost evaporated. Add broth, salt and pepper, cook 22 to 24 minutes or until sauce is reduced to 1-1/2 cups. Serve warm.
    2. Cook's Tip: For a great pairing, use the wine you will be serving with dinner in this sauce.

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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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