Courtesy of Plugrá European-style Butter.

Disclaimer: Ms. Baron is the wife of Mark Gillespie, Editor of the Livingston County News.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.— Jasmin Baron of Livonia, New York, has been named Grand Champion in the 3rd Annual Plugrá European-Style Butter Magnifique Recipe Contest—Le Saucier.

For this year’s competition, Plugrá invited food enthusiasts to share the recipe for their favorite butter sauce and complementary culinary creation. Baron impressed the judges, a panel of chefs from the Plugrá Culinary Institute, with Soy-Ginger-Lime Wasabi Butter Sauce served with Crispy Panko Tilapia over Wilted Spinach.

“The Soy-Ginger-Lime Wasabi Butter Sauce immediately caught our attention as an Asian adaptation of a classic Beurre Blanc. What’s beautiful about this sauce is the use of on-trend flavor combinations and the way it works both on its own and to elevate the accompanying dish,” said Plugrá Chef Cari Price.

“Overall, we were pleased to observe that the technique and complexity of recipes continue to advance with each year of the recipe contest—demonstrating that food enthusiasts are in sync with the heightened culinary experience that Plugrá brings to market.”

As the Grand Champion, Baron is the recipient of $2,500 and an all-expense-paid culinary tour of New York City. Ten runners-up each received a Williams-Sonoma saucier collection and Raymond Sokolov’s cookbook “The Saucier’s Apprentice: A Modern Guide to Classic French Sauces for the Home.” All finalist recipes are published on www.plugra.com.

“I am so thrilled that the Plugrá chefs selected my recipe for the top prize in this year’s Magnifique recipe contest,” said Baron. “I hope that people get as much enjoyment from trying my dish as I did from creating it..

Plugrá is marketed by Keller’s Creamery, a division of Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.