MEEKER | The Rio Blanco Cattlewomen hosted their third annual Beef Cookoff in December, featuring students from the culinary arts class taught by Brenda Hummel. The students showed off their skills by cooking dishes spotlighting heart-healthy ground beef. All the students did an exceptional job, and all received a Cattlewomen Cookoff tumbler with beef sticks.
The first place dish was pineapple barbecue meatballs with white honey teriyaki glazed rice and was cooked by Carlos, Brad, Ximena, Brooklynn and Jewell. Each student with the winning dish received $20 Chamber Bucks.
The second place dish was stromboli cooked by Chloe, Jacob, Remy, and Serenity. Each student in this group received $15 Chamber Bucks.
The third place dish was teriyaki stir fry cooked by Skylar, Manny, Cade and Taylor. The third place team received $10 Chamber Bucks.
The other dishes served included Korean ground beef and rice cooked by Heri, Owen and Izzy; rigatoni pasta with ground beef cooked by Andy, Ava, Brayden, Marlen; and hamburger potato casserole cooked by Josue, Kayla, Julia, and Kailynn.
The Cattlewomen would like to thank Logan Seaton for donating the ground beef and Deena Norrell, Diane Ewing and Mary Ann Wilbur for judging. They would also like to congratulate every student for showcasing some fantastic beef cooking skills.
