Kentucky Derby 2024

‘BASIL JULEP’

• 1 t Sugar
• 3 medium sized 80 Acres Basil Leaves
• 2-3 T Pomegranate Juice
• 1/2 Seedless Lemon, juiced
• 2 oz Bourbon of Choice

Lightly bruise basil by twisting in fingertips and drop into glass, then add sugar and lemon juice. Add pomegranate juice and stir to disolve sugar. Add bourbon and strain over crushed ice. Pomegranate Seeds and Fresh Basil for garnish.

Boar’s Head Sweet B’s Chicken

• Pepper Jack Cheese
• 80 Acres Tomatoes
• Tamed Pickled Jalapenos
• Pretzel Baron Pretzel Sticks
• Shred chicken with your hands.

1/4 tomatoes and rough chop strained jalapenos (even amounts for spicier, 2 to 1 tomatoes to jalapenos for balanced sweet and spicy), then combine to make a ‘relish’. Slice open pretzel sticks to fill for a sandwich. Place meat inside, then cover with cheese. Garnish with relish before consumption.

Pretzel Baron Pretzel Bites (large clamshell)

• 1 lb Boar’s Head Traditional Bacon
• 8 oz Boar’s Head Colby Jack
• Boar’s Head Garden Ranch

Cut bacon in thirds. Let bacon come to room temp.

Cut pretzel bites, from the side, but keep them in tact. Lift them open to insert 3/4”x1/2” Colby Jack cubes. When bacon is room temp it will stretch and wrap better. Secure with toothpicks as tightly as possible. Bake or air fry until crispy. About 7 minutes in an air fryer and about 18 in an oven on 400. Use Ranch as dipping sauce.

Hot Brown Hanky Panky

• 8 oz Ricotta
• 4 oz Private Selection Alpine Blend
• 8oz Home Chef Roasted Turkey Breast
• Sourdough baguette cut 1/3” thick
• 4 slices Fully Cooked Traditional Bacon
• 15 Petite Medley Snacking Tomatoes, cut in half. Seasoned with oil, salt and pepper and baked for 20 min on 400 degrees
• 1 sprig Rosemary, chopped fine

Combine ricotta, alpine cheese, chopped turkey breast on top of baguette. Chop bacon finely and top cheese/turkey mix. Bake for about 12 minutes on 400. Garnish with tomatoes and rosemary or parsley.

Keto Taquito

• Cheddar Folios Cheese Wraps
• Steak
• Avocado
• Radish/Serrano Pepper
• Hot Sauce
• Queso Quesadilla Cheese

Ingredients may vary, the important part is following directions on package.

Fill within first five seconds out of microwave and roll. 6 oz ribeye steak cooked medium and cooled, 1/2 Serrano, 1 whole avocado chopped into cubes, and 4 oz Quesadilla cheese were the ingredients used in the segment.

Bourbon Margaritas

• 7 lemons, juiced
• 7 limes, juiced
• 2/3 cup Peach Schnapps
• 2/3 cup Water
• 1/2 cup Blue Agave

Combine, set aside for use.

Mix over ice with 1 part bourbon, two parts peach sour mix.

Chicken

• 1 Cup Kroger All Purpose Baking Mix
• 1/4 cup private selection Poultry rub
• 1 cup Buttermilk
• 2lb Chicken Tenders, raw

Soak tenders in buttermilk for at least an hour, lightly drain and toss into baking mix and poultry rub. Bake for about 20 minutes of until golden at 400. Use canola oil spray on breaded chicken before cooking for better color, will not change flavor.

Biscuits

• 1 T McCormicks brown sugar bourbon
• 2 1/4 Kroger All Purpose Baking Mix
• 2/3 Cup Buttermilk

Combine all ingredients according to box, sprinkle extra seasoning on top prior to baking. Let cool slightly before slicing.

‘Slaw’

• 1 cup Arugula
• 4oz Bourbon Bellavitano (shredded) from Murrays Cheese
• 2 T private selection Bacon Pepper Jam

Mint Julep Arnold Palmer Slushie

• 2 oz Mint Julep Bourbon
• 1 can tea (peach tea truly was used)
• 12-ish lemonade ice cubes

Freeze lemonade night before. Low sugar or diet lemonade will freeze differently. Garnish with mint and drink responsibly! Great on a hot day.