A famous TikTok chef has resurrected McDonald’s infamous McRib burger – sharing how to recreate the meat feast at home with a few simple ingredients.
Bartek, 25, from London, a former bartender, shot to fame on TikTok after learning to cook in lockdown and sharing his unique recipes on the app.
One of his popular creations is ‘The Ribinator’ – his take on the McDonald’s McRib burger.
The McRib was originally discontinued in 1985 after poor sales, but made a brief return to the UK between December 2014 and February 2015.
The burger consists of a restructured boneless pork patty shaped like a miniature rack of ribs, smothered in BBQ sauce and accompanied by onions, pickles, and a bun.
Bartek – who has released a recipe book with HP Custom Content called Let’s Munch: The Chronicles – shared a video of himself recreating the burger with his 717,000 followers on TikTok, wrtiting: “Maccies got nothing on this.”
In the clip, Bartek describes the dish: “Think the McDonald’s McRib if it was on steroids.”
He 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.
He then 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.
The chef removes the meat when it is able to pull apart easily and stores it in the fridge.
After a couple of hours, he removes the meat, cuts it into rectangles and covers it in flour, egg wash and breadcrumbs.
Next, it’s time to deep fry it until golden brown.
Meanwhile, he assembles a BBQ sauce using ketchup, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, garlic powder, Gochujang paste and sesame oil.
He then spreads the homemade sauce onto the fried meat.
Finally, it’s time to assemble the burger.
Bartek adds kewpie mayo to the bun, followed by the rib, and sliced onions and gherkins.
The finished result is a huge, homemade McRib-style burger.
Bartek says after taking a bite: “I had to set my jaw back into place after eating this.”
The post was viewed 36,000 times and racked up more than 7,000 likes.
One fan commented: “What can’t this man do?”
“The McRib has left the chat,” another user joked.
Someone else said: “Yes I need that.”
“That’s a Godzilla rib my guy,” one viewer quipped.
Another user described the concoction as “absolutely great”.
“I’ve never actually tried the McRib from McDonald’s but this is one of the best things I’ve made,” Bartek told Jam Press.
“The pulled pork is so soft, but then crunchy from the breadcrumbs. The bbq sauce is top tier and it all just works well together.”
INGREDIENTS (makes six)
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
Slied white onions and gherkins
