Pittsburgh Ham Barbecues

I grew up eating these saucy, sweet, tangy barbecue sandwiches loaded with paper-thin sliced chipped chopped ham sold at deli counters in Pittsburgh.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 526 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 cups ketchup
• 2 teaspoons prepared yellow mustard
• 8 Kaiser rolls, split
• 0.5 cup butter
• 0.5 cup water
• 0.33333334326744 cup distilled white vinegar
• 1.5 pounds chipped chopped ham
• 1 cup pickle relish

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).

Step 2

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring onion in butter until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add ketchup, vinegar, water, brown sugar, mustard, and Worcestershire to the skillet. Simmer about 10 minutes. Stir in ham. Cook until sauce is bubbling and ham is heated through, 5 to 7 minutes more.

Step 3

Meanwhile, heat kaiser rolls in the preheated oven until toasted, 5 to 7 minutes.

Step 4

Divide ham mixture among toasted kaiser rolls, topping with pickle relish, if using. Serve hot.