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Missouri Food and Drinks, Recipes

Holiday Comfort Food

by Emily Hannemann

This article is presented in partnership with Burgers’ Smokehouse.

It’s agreed: 2020 has been anything but ordinary. And yet, we can find peace in the chaos through a variety of comforting things: friends, family, and of course, the holiday season and the tasty food it brings. 

This time of year, cooks and foodies alike get their creative juices flowing with traditional meals to keep everyone warm during the “most wonderful time of the year.” Burgers’ Smokehouse is offering several drool-worthy dishes that would be at home on your Thanksgiving table … or any other night that requires a hearty, wholesome meal.

The star of the dinnertime show around the holidays is frequently the turkey. Burgers’ Smokehouse has you covered with a bird certain to draw guests back for multiple servings. The cooked, hickory-smoked turkeys are aged in a simple brine for several days, then slow-roasted over hickory wood chips. When done to perfection, they’re enclosed in vacuum-sealed bags to lock in every morsel of smoky flavor. 


And if turkey is dinner’s star, then stuffing is a critical supporting actor; Burgers’ Smokehouse has customers covered there, too. The
homemade turkey stuffing is crafted “the way you remember,” making use of a traditional bread recipe sprinkled with seasonings and blended with turkey breast meat. It arrives packed in an aluminum tray, making cooking and serving it a breeze.

If you’re looking for a non-turkey option, try Burgers’ Smokehouse’s delightful hickory-smoked, spiral-sliced city ham. It’s their most popular ham, and for good reason—the meat is brined and cured in a variety of sweet and savory ingredients, roasted over hickory wood chips, and like the turkey, is vacuum-sealed to preserve its drool-worthy taste. 


No dinner, regardless of meat choice, is complete without a decadent dessert. Burgers’ Smokehouse offers an
assortment of pies, including fruit options like apple and cherry, as well as traditional holiday choices like pecan and pumpkin. They’re baked fresh and frozen to preserve their flavor, and they arrive at your doorstep as fresh as they were when they exited the oven.