Charlie’s Ultimate Leftover BBQ Sandwich | Abudanza in the Wise Guys Kitchen

About this episode

Vin and Charlie explore creative ways to use leftover BBQ in a flavorful sandwich recipe.

This week on the Wise Guys BBQ Podcast, Vin and Charlie are out of the studio and back in the kitchen for a fun, flavor-packed episode built around one big question: what can you make with leftover BBQ? Charlie digs into his “Bachelor Cookbook” and makes his Abudanza sandwich, a loaded leftover BBQ sandwich recipe made with smoked pulled pork, peppers, onions, garlic, diced tomatoes, pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, and a meatloaf mix of beef, pork, and veal. Everything gets cooked down together in one pan and piled onto a hard Italian roll for a messy, hearty sandwich that Vin compares to an Italian sloppy Joe. This episode is perfect for anyone looking for leftover pulled pork recipes, BBQ sandwich ideas, smoked pulled pork sandwiches, easy BBQ recipes, or a creative way to turn weekend cookout leftovers into something completely new. If you’ve got leftover smoked pork, sausage, peppers, onions, or anything from the grill, this is the kind of recipe that proves nothing should go to waste. Along with the cook, Vin and Charlie talk New England barbeque, local Rhode Island Italian rolls, the growing BBQ scene in the Northeast, El Jefe’s recent appearance on the podcast, the big…

People in this episode

Host: Vincent Porcaro

Guest: Charlie

Topics covered

• leftover BBQ recipes
• BBQ sandwiches
• cooking techniques
• New England BBQ
• creative cooking
• kitchen banter

Keywords

• leftover pulled pork recipes
• BBQ sandwich ideas
• smoked pulled pork sandwiches
• easy BBQ recipes
• Italian sloppy Joe

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wise Guys BBQ Podcast, NEBS Invitational, Big Bob's BBQ, Blackbird Farm

Books & works: Bachelor Cookbook

Places: New England, Rhode Island

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