The NickRib (Copy Cat McRib Sandwich)

By Susan52

Ingredients

• 2 Pounds pork butt, ground
• 1 Teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 Teaspoons black pepper
• 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 Teaspoons coriander, ground
• 2 Teaspoons cumin, ground
• 1 Teaspoon red pepper flakes (opt.)
• 1 bottle (16-18 ounces) BBQ sauce
• Pickles
• Onions
• Hoagie Buns

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 30mins
Adapted from macheesmo.com

Preparation

Step 1

Since we’re going to be putting these guys on a hoagie bun, you want to make the patties kind of oblong. Each patty should be about 5.5 ounces and be about six inches long. It’s okay if they are pretty thin, they will shrink up as they cook.

To start, just sear each patty in a hot pan over medium-high heat for about 3-4 minutes per side. This should almost completely cook the patties because they are so thin.

Once you get all your patties seared, add them to a large oven-safe dish and slather them with your BBQ sauce. If you have a really thick BBQ sauce, I recommend adding about 1/2 cup of water to it to thin it out a bit. It’ll thicken up again as it bakes.

Just completely coat all the patties in BBQ sauce and then bake them at 350 degrees for about 25-30 minutes. This will completely infuse the patties with that delicious BBQ flavor.

As far as the bun goes, you can toast it or leave it soft. It’s good either way. Pile a patty on the bun with some extra BBQ sauce and then top with onions and pickles.