Pittsburgh Ham Barbecues

Best ham barbeque ever!! I am originally from the Pittsburgh area and grew up with these sandwiches being served at every picnic and family get together. A few years ago I found that the stores here had begun selling Isaly's ham (the only ham to use for REAL ham barbeque). I should also add that I have bought Isaly's at about 4 stores up here and have only found ONE deli lady that can manage to cut it correctly-it has to be so thin you can see through it but not a pile of ham dust (which I got at one store). I decided to share a bit of my childhood with my wife so I bought some and made up a crock pot of barbeque and since then have made it a few times it has never been right. I think she was starting to think I was a little crazy talking about how good this stuff was supposed to be. Then we made this recipe a few days ago. This is perfect! We made it exactly as written and recommend changing nothing. The balance of sour and sweet and the thickness of the sauce were exactly what I remember. If you want real ham barbeque do yourself a favor-print this recipe out and get into your kitchen-you're wasting your time if you keep looking.

Best ham barbeque ever!! I am originally from the Pittsburgh area and grew up with these sandwiches being served at every picnic and family get together. A few years ago I found that the stores here had begun selling Isaly's ham (the only ham to use for REAL ham barbeque). I should also add that I have bought Isaly's at about 4 stores up here and have only found ONE deli lady that can manage to cut it correctly-it has to be so thin you can see through it but not a pile of ham dust (which I got at one store). I decided to share a bit of my childhood with my wife so I bought some and made up a crock pot of barbeque and since then have made it a few times it has never been right. I think she was starting to think I was a little crazy talking about how good this stuff was supposed to be. Then we made this recipe a few days ago. This is perfect! We made it exactly as written and recommend changing nothing. The balance of sour and sweet and the thickness of the sauce were exactly what I remember. If you want real ham barbeque do yourself a favor-print this recipe out and get into your kitchen-you're wasting your time if you keep looking.

Best ham barbeque ever!! I am originally from the Pittsburgh area and grew up with these sandwiches being served at every picnic and family get together. A few years ago I found that the stores here had begun selling Isaly's ham (the only ham to use for REAL ham barbeque). I should also add that I have bought Isaly's at about 4 stores up here and have only found ONE deli lady that can manage to cut it correctly-it has to be so thin you can see through it but not a pile of ham dust (which I got at one store). I decided to share a bit of my childhood with my wife so I bought some and made up a crock pot of barbeque and since then have made it a few times it has never been right. I think she was starting to think I was a little crazy talking about how good this stuff was supposed to be. Then we made this recipe a few days ago. This is perfect! We made it exactly as written and recommend changing nothing. The balance of sour and sweet and the thickness of the sauce were exactly what I remember. If you want real ham barbeque do yourself a favor-print this recipe out and get into your kitchen-you're wasting your time if you keep looking.

Just as good as I remember. I messed up and used 1/4 cup butter but it was still good. Only two of us in the house so we have plenty of leftovers. We enjoyed it!

Can you say “Good, Real Good?” That is what my dad said twice during dinner tonight when I fixed these sandwiches. He doesn’t come to dinner often, but I knew he would really enjoy tonight’s menu. I live in Indiana, and tried 3 grocery delis to purchased chipped chopped ham. None of them knew what I was talking about. I knew Ohio, where my in-laws lived carried it in their stores. So when I went to Ohio this past weekend, I came home with 3 lbs. of it. All it is, is cooked ham that is shaved as thin as the deli’s slicer can go. I know I could have gotten that in Indiana, now knowing what it is. Well, I’m here to tell you, it makes a great sandwich. I read the reviews about how much sauce the recipe makes. I made it as written, but I let mine slowly simmer for about 30 minutes. It had a nice thickness to the sauce when I added the ham. The ham then slowly simmered for about 30 minutes while my potatoes, ‘Jalapeno Potatoes’’ from AR baked. I didn’t have Kaiser Rolls, but did have slider buns, so I toasted those and the sandwich was wonderful on them. This recipe has been in my recipe box since February 2011. I’m glad I found the meat and finally got around to making them. My family thoroughly enjoyed them, and I know they will be made again.

This was a great barbecue sandwich! Super tangy and a hint of sweet.I used mesquite smoked shaved ham for this. It turned out very saucy and needed a bit more ham to even it out. I cooked it and cooked it to see if I could reduce it some and get a better ratio plus I like a thicker sauce and this was thin. Good overall though and we'd eat it again.