16 Şubat 2014 Pazar

Oklahoma Cuisine

Oklahoma Cuisine


Cattle and wheat are major agricultural products in Oklahoma, and both make it to the table regularly in the state. Grilled brisket, often with a sweet ketchup–brown sugar–apple cider sauce, is a popular way to feed a big group. Meatloaf is a dinnertime staple much the same as elsewhere in the U.S., but a sweet glaze is almost obligatory in Oklahoma.
Chili-like beef-based soups and stews are regular fare, often served with cornbread or in a hamburger bun to make a sort of sloppy Joe. A chili-like dip made from ground beef, spicy sausage, onion, processed cheese, and tomatoes is a popular party starter, served with corn chips. The "caviar" salad, made from black-eyed peas common across the South, has hominy or corn added along with peppers, tomatoes, and spices, and also serves as a dip with chips in Oklahoma. Black-eyed peas and beef in a creamy cheese sauce, layered with tortillas, is a popular winter casserole.
The state government saw fit to define a state menu that includes both barbecued pork and chicken fried steak, fried okra, squash, black-eyed peas, cornbread, biscuits, sausage and gravy, grits, corn, strawberries, and pecan pie. Watermelon is, inexplicably, the state vegetable, but it's also a favorite summertime snack and addition to fruit salads. Chicken-fried steak—steaks pounded thin, coated with a buttermilk breading and fried—is a favorite shared with neighboring Texas, and many of the state's side dishes definitely lean toward the South rather than middle America. Cucumbers or pickles coated with breadcrumbs and deep-fried are a popular snack. Cornbread is particularly popular and accompanies everyday meals. For special occasions, it gets baked with sausage, onions, and herbs.
Candy bar pie, crushed chocolate bars mixed with a cream cheese filling in a graham cracker crust, is a popular summer dessert. Dirt cake, usually made with crushed chocolate cookies and pudding, is a popular quick dessert, especially with families. Mud cake is a slightly more refined confection. It's a rich chocolate cake with coconut and pecans that's baked in a flat pan, soaked with store-bought marshmallow fluff and frosted with a cocoa icing.

-World Trade Press
State Cuisine
Barbecued Steak
State Cuisine
Homemade Chili
State Cuisine
Watermelon
State Cuisine
Black-eyed Peas
State Cuisine
Cucumbers Ready to Harvest

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