Elliott's Table

10/31/2025

10/23/2025

We are continuing our Celebration of National Pork Month with this tribute dish to Tulsa’s Oktoberfest. This delicious pork forward soup is perfect for Fall time🐷🍲🍂

🇩🇪 Bavarian Pork & Potato Soup (Kartoffelsuppe mit Schweinefleisch)

Serves: 6 | Prep Time: 20 min | Cook Time: 1 hr 15 min | Difficulty: Easy

🧂 Ingredients
• 4 slices thick-cut bacon, diced
• 1 lb pork loin or pork shoulder, cut into ½-inch cubes
• Salt and black pepper, to taste
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• 2 leeks, cleaned and sliced (white and light green parts only)
• 2 carrots, peeled and diced
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 4 medium Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• ½ teaspoon dried marjoram (or thyme)
• ½ teaspoon dried dill w**d
• ½ teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed slightly between your fingers
• 1 teaspoon caraway seeds (optional but traditional)
• 5 cups chicken or pork stock
• ½ cup heavy cream or whole milk (optional, for creamier texture)
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon butter (optional, for finishing)

🔥 Instructions
1. Render the bacon:
In a large Dutch oven, cook the diced bacon over medium heat until crisp and the fat has rendered, about 6–7 minutes. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon and set aside, leaving the drippings in the pot.
2. Brown the pork:
Season pork cubes with salt and pepper. Add to the bacon drippings and sear until lightly browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Remove and set aside with the bacon.
3. Cook the vegetables:
In the same pot, add onion, leeks, carrots, and celery. Cook until softened, about 6–8 minutes. Stir in garlic, Dijon mustard, marjoram, dill, rosemary, and caraway (if using). Cook for 1 minute, stirring until fragrant.
4. Simmer the soup:
Return the browned pork and bacon to the pot. Add potatoes and pour in the stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer gently for 45–50 minutes, until pork and potatoes are tender.
5. Finish and season:
Lightly mash a few potatoes in the pot to thicken the soup naturally. Stir in cream or milk (if using), butter, and parsley. Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.

10/18/2025

10/15/2025

October is National Pork Month!🐷 It’s time to celebrate Oklahoma’s pork industry and recognize the hard work of those who work in it. From farmers, animal nutritionists, meat processors and more, pork producers go above and beyond to put pork on your plate. I am excited to partner with the Oklahoma Pork Council to bring you tasty pork recipes this month.
This flavor-packed, fall-perfect recipe is a perfect dish for family gatherings — Cider-Braised Pork Shoulder with Caramelized Onions. 🍎🐖🧅This dish celebrates Oklahoma comfort food at its best.

Cider Braised Pork Roast Ingredients:
◦ 3½-4 lb Prairie Fresh pork shoulder (bone-in or boneless)
◦ 2 tsp kosher salt
◦ 1 tsp black pepper
◦ 2 Tbsp olive oil
◦ 2 medium apples (Honeycrisp or�Gala), sliced
◦ 4 cloves garlic, minced
◦ 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
◦ 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
◦ 2 cups apple cider (not apple juice)
◦ 1 cup chicken or pork stock
◦ 3 sprigs fresh thyme
◦ 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
◦ 1 bay leaf
◦ large yellow onion, thinly sliced

10/12/2025

What’s Poppin this weekend!?
It’s Football season which for our house means Jalapeño Popper Season🏈🌶️
This week we are using a Cajun Classic, Boudin Sausage. ⚜️Boudin is a Cajun staple of cooked pork, rice, seasonings, and vegetables stuffed into a pork casing. Cheddar Cheese, Cream Cheese and TFTI Cajun Honey rub Team Up for a total Game Winning Popper🏆

Recipe:
2lb- Boudin removed from casing and chopped up
1 - block of Philadelphia cream cheese, softened
1 cup - finely shredded cheddar cheese
4 tbl spoons - TFTI Cajun Honey Rub
16 - long Jalapeños Halved and de-seeded
1- Large pack Oscar Meyer Bacon

Remove the boudin from the casings and chopped it up.
Mix softened cream cheese, cheddar cheese, & 3 tbl spoons Cajun Honey Rub (or your favorite Cajun Seasoning) Form Boudin filling into halved de-seeded jalapeños and wrap with bacon. Sprinkle Cajun Rub rub on top of each popper. Cook in the oven at 350 degrees or on your smoker until bacon is crispy.

Jalapeño Popper Pro-Tips:✍️
- You can bake or smoke poppers
- After filling goes into jalapeño, put them in the freezer for at least an hour. It makes it easier to wrap bacon firmly around the pepper.
- If your going to bake them in the oven, place them on a wire rack so that the bacon gets crispy on all sides
- Don’t overfill the pepper with filling, this will keep your popper from oozing out to much.

09/28/2025

The results are in! ✨

Congrats to the winners of the 2025 Awesome Eats Competition at the Tulsa State Fair! 🎡🍴

🏆 Best Overall: Super Crunch Tanghulu – SageNet Center Lower Level 94-91C

Savory:
🥇Loaded Pineapple Lamb Chops – Independent Midway West 33
🥈The Dill Pickle Poutine – Independent Midway East 3
🥉Bulgogi Fries – Esplanade 9W

Sweet:
🥇Super Crunch Tanghulu – SageNet Center Lower Level 94-91C
🥈Caramel Apple Pie – Esplanade 8E
🥉Southern Pecan Pie Cobbler A La Mode – Esplanade 6E

Sips:
🥇The Dirty Flurry – Independent Midway West 26
🥈Dragonfruit Lemonade – Independent Midway West 33
🥉Aguas Frescas – Independent Midway West EC13

Want to try them all? Use the Food Finder🔎 on the Tulsa State Fair website to plan your foodie adventure! 😋