Carsten Schafer


Ingredients:
  • 16 oz [or 453.6 0.00] uncooked pork spareribs meat (cut off the bones from 1 rack)
  • 3 tbl [or 44.3604 0.00] water
  • 1 tsp [or 4.92892 0.00] granulated sugar
  • 3/4 tsp [or 3.69669 0.00] salt
  • 4 6-inch center split white sandwich rolls (Sara Lee makes the perfect size)
  • 1 cup [or 225 0.00] Hunt's Original Barbecue Sauce
  • 8 dill pickle slices
  • 1/2 cup [or 112.5 0.00] sliced yellow onion
Directions:
1. Combine pork, water, sugar, and salt in a food processor and puree on high speed for 30 to 60 seconds or until completely smooth.
2. Divide pureed pork into 4 equal portions that weigh 4 ounces each. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or nonstick foil. Using your fingers that have been moistened with water form each portion of pork on the lined baking sheet into rectangles that measure 6 1/2 inches by 3 inches. Gently press another sheet of parchment paper or nonstick foil onto the top of the pork patties and then pop the whole pan into the freezer for a couple hours, or until the pork is frozen solid.
3. When you are ready to make your sandwiches preheat a large skillet or griddle over medium heat. Slice the sandwich rolls to separate the top and bottom half, then brown the faces of the top and bottom roll halves (crown and heel).
4. When the rolls are browned, use the same pan to cook the pork. Cook the pork on one side for 3 to 4 minutes or until browned in spots, then flip each pork patty over and cook for another 3 minutes. Remove all the pork patties to a platter to cool just a bit. The barbecue sauce will stick better if the pork cools down for a minute or two.
5. As pork cools pour 1 cup of barbecue sauce into a large shallow bowl. When the pork has cooled some, use tongs to dip each patty into the barbecue sauce until the pork is completely covered with sauce. Place the pork onto the heel of a sandwich roll, then arrange two pickle slices on the pork. Drop about 2 tbl of chopped onion on the pork, and then top off each sandwich with the crown.
6. Just before serving, zap each sandwich for 15 seconds in your microwave on the highest setting. This will warm the bread as if it had been wrapped in paper like the original.
Serves 4.
Tidbits: If you want a smokier flavor, add 1/4 tsp hickory liquid smoke to the food processor when you puree the meat.
Category:
Dinner-Pork