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Cook-Worthy Winnings

Four category winners (one per category) will receive $3,000 in cash on or about July 15, 2011.  One grand prize winner will receive $25,000 plus one paid trip to the Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show in Washington D.C. on November 5, 2011 where they will be announced as the 2011 National Beef Cook-Off grand prize winner.  All finalists winning recipes will be demonstrated and sampled on the show floor for attendees to enjoy. 

The 29th National Beef Cook Off® is kicking off a recipe contest for everyday home cooks and entertaining enthusiasts nationwide.  From February 1, 2011 through April 30, 2011, submit your best beef recipes online for a chance to win up to $25,000 in cash and a trip to the Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show in Washington D.C.

Four NEW Categories Feed Creativity

Great taste, originality, use of broadly appealing ingredients and simple preparation techniques are a winning combination for recipe entries.  And best of all, you can increase your chances of winning by submitting multiple recipes in all four of the following contest categories:

  • The 5:30 PM Dinner Crunch – This category will focus on easy-to-prepare beef recipes for busy weeknight meals using ingredients commonly on hand at home. 
  • Retro Recipes Revived – For this category, home cooks can improve and modify an American classic or old-time family favorite recipe to be more convenient, healthier, or both for today’s busy families.
  • Fuel Up with Beef – Recipes in this category will feature convenient and healthy beef recipes using one of the 29 Lean Beef Cuts for people with busy lives. 
  • Stir Crazy Solutions – Home cooks won’t go stir-crazy when they have a chance to create a unique stir-fry recipe using one of the 29 Lean Beef Cuts along with fresh vegetables and grain ingredients.  

Recipe Judging

All recipe entries must meet the requirements of the recipe category entered.  Recipe entries not meeting contest entry criteria will be disqualified.  Entries must be the original recipe of the entrant.  Initial judging will be done by food marketing and culinary professionals for appropriate use of the beef ingredient, in addition to the criteria outlined in the rules.

The 20 finalist recipes will be posted on this website at People’s Choice for a period of two weeks between June 27, 2011 and July 8, 2011. During this two week period, consumers 18 years of age and older as of February 1, 2011 can vote once a day for their favorite recipe. The top five finalist recipes receiving the most votes will receive an additional 1 to 5 points added to their recipe’s final judging score.

Final judging will be done by a panel of food experts.  Decision of the judges is final in all matters relating to this Contest.

Rules

View and/or download the complete contest rules. The contest is open to legal United States residents, residing in one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia, who are 18 years of age or older as of February 1, 2011.

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