The McRib is a pretty elusive McDonald’s burger.
In fact, you may not have ever tried it because the item was discontinued in 1985 after poor sales – but made a brief return to the UK from December 2014 – February 2015.
Since then, it’s come and gone in various short stints.
So getting your hands on the burger – which consists of a boneless pork patty (shaped like a miniature rack of ribs) in a bun with BBQ sauce, onions and pickles – can be incredibly difficult.
However, a TikTok chef has revealed how you can make it yourself at home.
Bartek, a former bartender who shot to fame on TikTok after learning to cook in lockdown, has shared his creation ‘The Ribinator’ – which is his take on the McDonald’s McRib burger.
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The 25-year-old – who has recently released a recipe book with HP Custom Content called Let’s Munch: The Chronicles – has shared a video of himself making the barbecue-flavoured pork sandwich.
Bartek starts by removing the fat from a pork shoulder, before cutting it open and covering the meat in Gochujang paste. He then adds a BBQ rub – made up of brown sugar, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, cayenne and cinnamon.
After, he cooks the meat in the oven for an hour and a half before adding apple cider vinegar on top and covering it with tin foil.
He then removes the meat, pulls it apart and stores it in the fridge. A few hours later, he removes the meat, cuts it into rectangles and covers it in flour, egg wash and breadcrumbs.
Bartek then fries until golden brown and makes a BBQ sauce with ketchup, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, garlic powder, Gochujang paste and sesame oil. After, he spreads this homemade sauce onto the fried meat.
To assemble, he puts kewpie mayo onto the bun, followed by the rib, and some sliced onions and gherkins.
After taking a bite, Bartek says: ‘I had to set my jaw back into place after eating this.’
Despite never actually trying the McRib himself, Bartek says this creation is one of the best things he’s ever made.
Ingredients you’ll need:
- Pork shoulder (1-1.4kg)
- 2 tbsp Gochujang paste
- BBQ rub – 6 tbsp dark brown sugar, 2 tbsp smoked paprika, 1 tbsp sweet paprika, 1 tbsp garlic powder, 1 tbsp onion powder, 1 tbsp black pepper, 1 tbsp sea salt, ½ tbsp cayenne, ½ tbsp cinnamon
- 100ml apple cider vinegar
- 100g flour
- 2 eggs
- 150gs breadcrumbs
- BBQ sauce – 200ml ketchup, 2 tbsp brown sugar, 4 tbsp apple cider vinegar, 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 1.5 tbsp smoked paprika, 1 tbsp garlic powder, 1 tbsp Gochujang paste, 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 6 brioche hot dog buns
- Kewpie mayo
- Sliced white onions and gherkins
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