I know a lof of mainlanders can’t understand Hawaii’s obsession with SPAM, but that’s because a lot of mainland people eat it straight from the can, which is gross! The best way to eat SPAM is marinated in teriyaki sauce , and grilled or pan-fried till nice and caramelized and crispy
Lup Cheong Fried Rice
Lup Cheong is a hard, fatty, Chinese sweet pork sausage that’s delicious in fried rice. If you’re not sure about the lup cheong feel free to substitute bacon
4 cups cooked white rice
- If you’re making fried rice, please don’t use Uncle Ben’s; use Japanese white rice. Taste so much better
1/2 onion, small diced
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
3 lup cheong sausage links, thinly sliced (if using bacon use 1/2-1# depending on how big of a bacon lover you are)
2 cups frozen mixed vegetables (really any mix of peas, carrots, beans and/or corn works)
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tbsp vegetable stir fry
2 tsp sesame oil
siracha
1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced
furikake (Japanese seaweed seasoning)
salt and pepper
– If you don’t have a wok, a dutch oven, or other large non-stick surface would work best
– Heat oil in wok over medium high heat. Add lup cheong and cook for 2 minutes. Then add onions and garlic
– Once onions are translucent, turn heat to high and add frozen vegetables and cook until vegetables are no longer frozen
– Add rice and mix till well incorporated with the vegetables and there aren’t any rice clumbs
– Add soy sauce, vegetables stir fry, sesame oil and pepper. Mix well and taste
– Add siracha till fried rice is desired spiciness. Remove from heat and add green onions and sprinkle with furikake
- The furikake will add some salt, so don’t season with salt until after you’ve added the furikake
– Serve with a fried, scrambled, or poached egg and some teriyaki spam and you’ve got yourself a Hawaii style breakfast, or anytime meal!
Teriyaki Spam
1 can Spam (I like the low-sodium kind)
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp sesame oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
1″ piece ginger, finely chopped
3 small garlic cloves, smashed
– Cut spam into 8-10 pieces depending on the desired thickness
– Combine remaining ingredients in a bowl and mix well till sugar is dissolved
– Put spam and marinade in a ziploc bag and marinate for at least 4 hours or overnight; make sure the spam pieces aren’t stuck together otherwise the spam won’t get evenly marinated
– Grill spam over medium-high heat till the sugars are caramelized, or pan fry in a non-stick skillet with a little bit of oil (just drizzle the pan) over medium-high. If you’re cooking the spam in more than one batch wipe out the pan between batches
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