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Old School Corn Bread Dressing

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Old School Corn Bread Dressing

This is a deep south recipe including a scratch-made corn bread recipe. The flavors are perfect for your holiday table and a proven winner!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Course: Holiday, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: corn bread dressing, scratch made corn bread, turkey dressing
Servings: 12

Equipment

  • 1 10 Inch Cast Iron Skillet
  • 1 Smoker or Grill

Ingredients

  • 1 batch SuckleBusters Smoked Cornbread Follow recipe on this site
  • 6 each Biscuits, large
  • 32 oz Chicken Stock or Broth Plus, additional as needed
  • 2 each Celery Stalks, chopped
  • 1 each Medium Yellow Onion, chopped
  • 1/2 stick Butter
  • 1 tsp Ground Sage
  • 1 tsp Poultry seasoning
  • 1 tsp Black Pepper to Taste
  • 2 tsp Salt to taste

Instructions

Make Corn Bread

  • Make 1 batch SuckleBusters Corn Bread using SuckleBusters recipe
    SuckleBusters Corn Bread Recipe

Sauté Onion and Celery

  • Chop onions and celery
  • Sauté until translucent on flattop or pan, reserve to baking dish

Assemble Dressing

  • Chop/crumble corn bread and biscuits, add to baking dish
  • Add sage, poultry seasoning, black pepper (to taste) and salt (to taste)
    Add chicken stock to corn bread mixture
  • Add 32 oz Chicken stock, mix until smooth and add more chicken stock until it is moist, but not soupy
  • Add 2 TBSP oil (or bacon grease) to a hot 10 in cast iron skillet and pour in dressing.

Cook

  • Place in a 400-degree smoker or grill (alternatively use oven)
  • Cook for 30 minutes or until golden brown on top

Serve and Enjoy!

  • Happy Thanksgiving!
    Thanksgiving meal served with corn bread dressing.

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Smoked Sweet Potatoes

Smoked Sweet Potatoes
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Smoked Sweet Potatoes

This smoky-sweet potato recipe is perfect for your grill or smoker. Make your next family meal extra-sweet and extra special with this easy-to-follow recipe.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 30 minutes
Course: Holiday, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Smoked Sweet potatoes
Servings: 12

Equipment

  • 1 Smoker or Grill
  • 1 Aluminum Half Tray

Ingredients

  • 6 large Sweet Potatoes
  • 1 stick Butter
  • 1 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Ground Ginger
  • 1 tsp Ground Nutmeg
  • 1 – 2 dash Cloves

Instructions

Cook the potatoes

  • Select 6 large, sweet potatoes – place in a tray or pan
    Ingredients for sweet potatoes
  • Cook on 400 degrees for about 1.5 hours, until the skins are loose
  • Remove and allow to cool
    6 Sweet Potatoes

Make the Butter and Brown Sugar Mixture

  • Melt the butter and brown sugar over low to medium heat in a saucepan
    Butter and Brown Sugar mixture
  • Add in the cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves
  • Mix well and reserve, keep warm

Assemble the Sweet Potatoes

  • Peel off the skins off the potatoes and arrange on a half tray or baking dish
  • Pour over the butter and brown sugar mixture
  • Add salt (to taste)

Bake Sweet Potatoes

  • Cook in a 400-degree smoker or oven for about 15 minutes
    Sweet potatoes cooking on the Trager Grill

Serve and Enjoy!

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    Heavenly Cranberry Salad

    Heavenly Cranberry Salad
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    Heavenly Cranberry Salad

    A must have on your holiday table! This is the most requested side dish every Thanksgiving and Christmas. Take cranberries to a whole new level with this creamy fruit side-dish.
    Prep Time30 minutes
    Course: Holiday, Side Dish
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 12

    Equipment

    • 1 Sauce pan

    Ingredients

    • 12 oz Fresh Cranberries
    • 1 cup Sugar
    • 3 each Bananas
    • 3 each Apples
    • 1 cup Mini Marshmallows
    • 1 – 2 cups Whipping cream

    Instructions

    Make Cranberry Sauce

    • You'll need cranberries, bananas, apples, whipped cream, marshmallows, and sugar
      Cranberry salad ingredients
    • Add the cranberries and 1/2 cup water saucepan, cook on low to medium heat
    • When the cranberries soften, mash into a paste/sauce
      Make fresh cranberry sauce
    • Add 1 cup sugar, stir, remove from heat, chill in the fridge (overnight is great)

    Assemble

    • Chop bananas and apples, add to serving dish
      Chopped bananas and apples
    • Fold in 1 + cup whipped cream and cranberry sauce
    • Add marshmallows
      Mixing Cranberry Salad

    Serve and enjoy!

    • Chill and serve

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    Smoked Mac and Cheese Bacon cups

    Smoked Mac and Cheese Bacon Cups

    Smoked Mac and Cheese Bacon cups
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    Smoked Mac-N-Cheese Bacon Cups

    These are cheesy and loaded with bacon, take your Mac-n-Cheese game to a whole 'nuther level!
    Prep Time30 minutes
    Active Time1 hour 5 minutes
    Course: Appetizer
    Cuisine: American, BBQ
    Keyword: Bacon, mac and cheese, Macaroni and cheese
    Yield: 6 people
    Author: Ryan Haggadone
    Cost: $10

    Equipment

    • BBQ Grill
    • Foil Pan
    • Muffin tin

    Materials

    • 12 each strips of bacon
    • 16 oz small pasta shells or elbow macaroni
    • 3/4 cup bread crumbs
    • 8 tbsp unsalted butter
    • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
    • 5 1/2 cups milk
    • 2 cups smoked gouda cheese
    • 2 cups smoked cheddar cheese
    • 1 cup parmesan cheese
    • 1 cup mozzarela cheese
    • 1 tbsp SuckleBusters SPG BBQ Rub
    • 1 tbsp SuckleBusters Sugar Daddy BBQ Rub

    Instructions

    Make the Bacon Cups

    • Set the grill/smoker to 350 degrees cooking temperature
      Bacon cups
    • Place muffin tin face down on the counter (bottom side up), use 2 pieces of bacon per cup. Cut one strip in half and place it like an “X” over the cup. Wrap the second whole slice around the side of the cup, overlapping the ends. Repeat with remaining bacon strips until finished.
    • Sprinkle on SuckleBuster’s Sugar Daddy BBQ Rub
    • Place in the grill/smoker and cook for 45-55 minutes or until bacon is cooked thoroughly but not crisp
    • Remove from grill, let cool, and then carefully remove bacon cups from the pan

    Make the Bread Crumb Topping

    • In a small mixing bowl stir 2 Tbsp melted butter, bread crumbs, and 1 tbsp SuckleBusters SPG All-Purpose Seasoning

    Make the Cheese Sauce

    • In a saucepan, melt 6 tablespoons butter over medium heat. When butter melts, add flour. Whisk constantly for 1 minute
    • After one minute, slowly pour the milk into the flour/butter mixture while whisking. Continue cooking, whisking frequently, until the mixture bubbles and becomes thick
    • Remove the pan from heat and stir in all the cheeses. Set cheese sauce aside

    Make the Macaroni

    • Fill a large saucepan with water and bring to a boil. Add pasta; cook a minute less than the manufacturer's directions. Remove from the heat, drain the water, and return to the pan.
    • Stir in the reserved cheese sauce until melted.

    Assemble and bake the Mac Cups

    • Scoop the macaroni mixture into the bacon cups
    • Sprinkle bread crumb mixture on top
    • Place the loaded bacon cups in a foil pan
    • Bake uncovered in the grill/smoker until browned on top, about 30 minutes.
      Smoked Mac and Cheese Bacon cups

    Remove, serve immediately and enjoy!

      Sugar Daddy Ham

      Sugar Daddy Peach Glazed Ham
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      Sugar Daddy Ham

      Sugar Daddy smoked ham with peach glaze
      Prep Time30 minutes
      Cook Time2 hours
      Course: Main Course
      Cuisine: American, BBQ
      Keyword: Sliced ham, Smoked Ham
      Servings: 10 people
      Cost: $25

      Equipment

      • BBQ grill or smoker

      Ingredients

      • 8 – 10 Lb Cooked ham

      Peach Glaze

      • 1 cup pineapple juice
      • 1/2 cup brown sugar
      • 1/2 cup SuckleBusters Peach BBQ Sauce

      Sugar Daddy Seasoning

      • 1 cup brown sugar
      • 6 – 8 tbsp Sugar Daddy BBQ Seasoning
      • 1 tsp ginger
      • 1 tsp cinnamon
      • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
      • 1/4 tsp nutmeg

      Instructions

      Peach Glaze

      • Whisk all ingredients together in a saucepan over medium heat until it reaches a soft boil.

      Sugar Daddy Seasoning

      • Combine all ingredients in a small mixing bowl until well blended.

      Cooking the Ham

      • Place the ham (large end down) on a wire rack in a shallow sided aluminum pan.
      • Brush on a generous amount of the Peach Glaze.
      • Next, cover the outside of the ham completely with the Sugar Daddy Seasoning.
      • Place the ham on a grill/smoker at 250 – 275 degrees cooking temperature. If using wood chunks or chips – select pecan or other fruit woods for a mild smoke flavor.
      • Reapply the BBQ Glaze every 15 – 30 minutes.
      • Cook the ham to an internal temperature of 140 degrees.
      • Cooking time can vary but it should be ready in approx. 2 – 3 hours. Do not over-cook or the ham will dry out, remember this is a pre-cooked ham, so you only need to warm it in order to cook the glaze and rub. When the ham is ready, the slices will start to separate slightly and the outside will have a crusty look.
      • Remove the ham from the grill and let it rest for a few minutes before slicing. Serve and enjoy!

      Breakfast Tacos

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      Breakfast Tacos

      Texas-Style Breakfast Tacos/Burritos
      Prep Time30 minutes
      Cook Time30 minutes
      Total Time1 hour
      Course: Breakfast
      Cuisine: BBQ, Mexican
      Keyword: Breakfast, Tacos
      Servings: 18 people
      Author: SuckleBusters
      Cost: $25

      Equipment

      • Dutch over
      • Cooktop or griddle

      Ingredients

      • 18 each Large eggs
      • 1 lb breakfast susage or chorizo
      • 1 each yellow onion
      • 1 each red bell pepper
      • 2 each jalapenos
      • 1 tbsp diced garlic
      • 1/4 stick butter
      • 10 each corn tortilias
      • 36 each flour tortilias
      • 2 cup shredded cheese
      • 2 tbsp SPG All Purpose Seasoning
      • 1 tsp Texas Heat Pepper Sauce

      Instructions

      • Brown 1 lbs breakfast sausage in a large dutch oven or pot. Remove from the pot, drain, and reserve
        brown sausage
      • Finely chop the onion, bell pepper, jalapeno
        finely chop onion and bell pepper
      • Add butter plus the chopped onion and peppers to the pot. Sauté until the onion and peppers become translucent & tender
        saute onion and bell pepper mixture
      • Add back the cooked sausage and garlic. Cut or tear the corn tortillas into small strips, add to onion & sausage mix (the corn tortillas soak up the extra liquids). Bring the mixture back up to a medium temperature
      • Add 18 large, beaten eggs
        18 large eggs
      • Cook over medium-low – med heat until the eggs are fluffy and done
        cook until the eggs are fluffy
      • Warn flour tortillas on a griddle using a little butter on each side
      • Spoon burrito mixture plus shredded cheese into flour tortillas. Add Texas Heat Chipotle Pepper Sauce
      • Serve and enjoy!
        Breakfast Tacos and burritos

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      Peach Glazed Holiday Turkey

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      Peach Glazed Turkey

      Spatchcocked, Honey-Peach Glazed Smoked Holiday Turkey
      Prep Time1 day
      Cook Time4 hours
      Total Time1 day 4 hours
      Course: Main Course
      Cuisine: BBQ
      Keyword: Spatchcocked, Turkey
      Servings: 10 people
      Author: SuckleBusters
      Cost: $20

      Equipment

      • BBQ grill or smoker
      • 5 gallon bucket

      Ingredients

      • 15 lb turkey
      • 1 each Area 51 turkey brine kit
      • 1 gallon water
      • 1 bag ice
      • 6 tbsp Honey BBQ rub
      • 1 cup Peach BBQ sauce

      Instructions

      Thaw and rinse the tukey

      • Frozen turkeys take about 24 hours to thaw at room temperature OR about 48 hours to thaw in the refrigerator
      • Start with a completely thawed turkey
      • Remove all additional internal parts; heart, neck, kidneys, and discard
      • Wash the turkey with cold water, pat dry and set aside

      Preparation

      • Open the Area 51 turkey brine kit and add the small packet (herbs) and 4 – 6 cups of water to a large pot
      • Bring the water & herbs to a boil and then remove from heat
      • Add the large packet (seasonings) to the pot and stir until dissolved – about 1 minute
      • Next, add water and/or ice to chill the brine mixture
      • Place the turkey into the brine bag and pour in the mixture
      • Remove excess air, add cool water until the turkey is completely covered, seal the bag
      • Refrigerate in teh brine overnight
        Brine turkey in a 5 gallon bucket

      Clean, spatchcock and season the turkey

      • Remove the turkey from the brine mixture, rinse with cold water and pat dry
      • Discard water/ice mixture
      • Place the turkey on a cutting board breast side down
      • Using a large butcher knife, slice down either side of the backbone, through to the inner cavity
      • Remove the backbone and discard it
      • Cut through thick end of the breast bone. This will help the turkey lay flat
      • Spread-out and flatten the turkey, then season the turkey on both sides using the Honey BBQ Rub
        Seasoned and ready for the grill

      Cooking

      • Set up the grill to 325 – 350 degrees cooking temperature
      • Place the turkey in the cooking chamber, skin side up
      • Cook turkey until the internal temperature reaches at least 165 degrees in the thick part of each breast
      • Hint: Cooking time varies, but following the directions about, plan for about 3 hours
      • Brush on the Honey BBQ Glaze during the last 30 minutes of cooking

      Serve

      • When the turkey reaches 165 degrees internal temperature, Allow the turkey to rest for about 15 – 30 minutes before carving
      • Trim off legs and wings first, then slice breasts diagonally
      • Serve and enjoy!

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