Print: Pittsburgh Ham Barbecues

I grew up eating these saucy, sweet, tangy Pittsburgh ham barbecue sandwiches loaded with paper-thin sliced chipped chopped ham sold at deli counters in Pittsburgh. Islay's is the original and still the best chopped ham if you can find it.

Prep

23 min

Cook

61 min

Servings

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients

0.5 cups unsalted butter
1 small onion , finely chopped
2 cups ketchup
0.5 cups water
0.33 cups distilled white vinegar
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons prepared yellow mustard
1.5 pounds chipped chopped ham
8 kaisers rolls , split
1 cup pickle relish , Optional

Instructions

1 Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
2 Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in ketchup, water, vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard; simmer about 10 minutes. Stir in ham; cook until sauce is bubbling and ham is heated through, 5 to 7 minutes.
3 Meanwhile, heat kaiser rolls in the preheated oven until toasted, 5 to 7 minutes.
4 Divide ham mixture among toasted rolls; top with pickle relish. Serve hot.

Nutrition per serving

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