You are going to LOVE this ham BBQ recipe made with chipped ham. Make a super-delicious HAM BBQ Sandwich that everyone will love for dinner, lunch or your picnics and parties! Make your BBQ and toss in a crock pot to keep warm for those picnics. Don’t forget the pickles on the side!
These Chipped Ham with BBQ Sauce Sandwiches are Always a Huge Hit!
Ham BBQ using Isaly’s Chipped Ham – (Or Use Your Favorite Ham Chopped Very Thin)
Growing up in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area, as a child we always had Isaly’s ham BBQ’s at picnics and special events. Definitely a yummy staple of every family summer picnic.
They were so popular because they were super-easy to make, delicious tasting, and pleased everyone at every age. Not to mention they were so low in cost, so it was one way to feed a large crowd with little money. These tasty BBQ Sandwiches are still popular today, and still so simple to prepare.
Isaly’schip-chopped ham is the key, which explains why it withstands the test of time and still a crowd favoritetoday. This perfect ham was sliced so thin you could practically see right through it. If you can’t find Isaly’s chipped ham, use your favoriteham sliced very thin.
Here is how you make the best picnic ham BBQ in under 10 minutes.
Keep Your Ham BBQ Warm in the Crockpot
Want something a little different? Serve slider ham bbqs for a large crowd. Keep your ham bbq warm in a crockpot and serve with a side of slider buns. Add in a little relish, and you have little savory sandwiches that can feed a small crowd.
Ingredients Needed for BBQ’s
Ham BBQ Sauce Recipe:
Isaly’s chipped chopped ham
Heinz Ketchup
Apple Cider Vinegar
Brown Sugar
Yellow mustard
Worchester shire
Easy Steps to Make this Delicious Ham BBQ Recipe
Step 1. Bring the sauce ingredients to a simmer in a medium-sized saucepan.
Step 2. Let sauce cook for about 3-5 minutes.
Step 3. Add the chipped chopped ham to the sauce and stir to coat the ham.
Step 4. Cool on low for a few minutes or until ham is heated through.
Using a medium sauce pan, bring the BBQ sauce ingredients to a light simmer.
Let cook for about 3 minutes.
Add the chipped ham and stir to coat.
Let cook on low heat for a few minutes.
Nutrition Facts
Ham BBQ with Chipped Ham
Amount Per Serving (6 g)
Calories 220
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Tips on Making the Traditional Ham BBQ’s –
Use Isaly’s Chipped ham or the cheapest brand of ham you can find and have it shaved thin.
Buy your fresh ham from the deli.
Always use small cheap buns, remember, it’s all about the ham!
Don’t use water in the sauce!
Taste the sauce after everything has been added, add a little extra brown sugar or vinegar depending on your taste.
If you don’t have yellow mustard, add about 1/4 teaspoon dried mustard.
Don’t forget the relish. Some people love lots of relish on their BBQs.
Try to use Heinz ketchup if possible. We LOVE this ketchup!
Don’t try to be neat – sloppy is ok, just have extra napkins.
Serve macaroni salad and about 12 different tasty jello salads (LOL) and you have yourself a traditional Pittsburgh picnic!
It’s always tempting to eat warm BBQ ham right out of the pan – but save some for the sandwiches!
It’s actually fun to make these Ham BBQ’s and something we look forward to at the start of every Memorial Day – So from us to you –
HAVE A HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY! Have a great summer and fun picnics with great food!
What to Serve with Ham BBQ Sandwiches
There are so many side dishes that goes well with this BBQ. Here are just a few of our favorites.
Corn on the Cob – also learn how to make cooler corn on the cob for a crowd! Basic Macaroni Salad Crispy Parmesan Crusted Potatoes Recipe Potato Chips Pasta Salad Made with Spaghetti
Does Ham BBQ Keep Well?
Yes, ham BBQs will keep well in your refrigerator for about 4-5 days to eat again for dinner or a quick lunch. Just store any leftovers in an airtight container.
Do you want to try another Pittsburgh favorite? Try our quick and delicious spaghetti with ground beef meat sauce!
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The delis we shopped in NJ, when you asked for very thin or Shaved, the ham was so thin you could read the paper through it. Moving to PA you could get Chipped or sliced. The Chipped is so thin that you dont get slices, it is really thin pieces of Chips off the ham.
By chipping or shaving the meat loaf against a commercial meat slicer blade, the resultant thinly sliced product has a different texture and flavor compared to thickly sliced ham. In western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia and eastern Ohio, the slicing process is also referred to as "Pittsburgh style".
The best rule of thumb for ham is to plan about 1/2 pound per person when picking a bone-in ham (it's heavier) and 1/3 pound if boneless. Look, at the end of the day, some people will eat more than expected, some will eat less—it'll even out.
Chopped ham was a more economical choice than traditional cooked ham, which is what made it so popular in the post-World War II era. The chopped ham loaf then gets shaved incredibly thin on the meat slicer — or nowadays, the chipper — to create a fine texture and "hammier" flavor.
This style of ham is so popular in western Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia that most deli counters there will have chopped ham already chipped up for customers.
In short? Once you open a package of ham, or if it comes open — like if it was sliced at the deli counter— you can safely eat your leftovers for up to five days.
After opening a package of lunch meats or buying sliced lunch meats at a deli, you can refrigerate them for three to five days. Keep your refrigerator at 40 °F or less). These meats can also be frozen for one to two months for best quality. Frozen foods are safe indefinitely (kept at 0 °F).
About this product: A fully boned leg which is hand trimmed and tied with the skin left over, then smoked over german beech. A full Grandmother Ham is approximately 3 to 5kg, a half Grandmother Ham approximately 2 to 3kg.
The shank end (or leg portion) sports that classic ham profile, so it's a good choice for a picture-perfect table. The meat tends to be leaner and it has one long bone, which makes carving easier. The butt end (the top half of the ham) has more tender, fattier meat, lending a richer flavor.
In Italy, prosciutto is called prosciutto crudo, which means “raw ham”. Sliced or shaved prosciutto is available from the deli counter. Tips for use: Prosciutto is best uncooked. Arrange slices over a cooked pizza, or wrap it around grissini or wedges of rockmelon as part of an antipasto platter.
Prosciutto crudo, in English often shortened to prosciutto (/prəˈʃuːtoʊ, proʊˈ-/ prə-SHOO-toh, proh-, Italian: [proʃˈʃutto]), is uncooked, unsmoked, and dry-cured ham. Prosciutto crudo is usually served thinly sliced.
Chipped chopped ham starts with a formed ham loaf (chopped ham, pork trimmings, herbs, spices) which made it cheaper than better cuts and “post-war popular” in the 1940s. The chopped loaf then gets shaved paper-thin on a slicer, which gives the meat a decidedly buttery feel on the palate.
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