Spam Fried Rice

Fried Rice. Sometimes you need it and going out isn’t an option. With a little forward thinking, (making Chinese Style Sausage and Shrimp Rice the day before), one can make this Spam Fried Rice recipe.  I steered away from the classic style of fried rice, as I wanted to play with the Umami flavor in this rice recipe and add my own Hawaiian spin on it.  I had hen of the woods mushrooms, yellow peppers and Spam around, so I fried those ingredients up and added a duck egg omelette to make the rice a meal unto itself.  This recipe can be used as a side dish or made into a main course.  A grilled or fried piece of meat (marinated in Teriyaki Base Sauce), steamed fish or vegetables can easily be topped to this Spam Fried Rice recipe, or just garnished and eaten as is!

Other recipes to make a Hawaiian Themed Thanksgiving Feast:

• Dawn of the Red Polynesian Inspired Beer Brined Turkey
• Roasted Pineapple Sauce
• Hawaiian Style Rolls
• Polynesian Style Stuffing with Portuguese Linguiça Sausage
• Polynesian Style Stuffing with Spam
• Chinese Style Sausage and Shrimp Rice
• Classic Poke

Spam Fried Rice

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My Hawaiian Beer Cuisine spin on Fried Rice. Using the national canned meat product, Spam Fried Rice can be a side dish or an entrée.

• CourseFamily Style
• CuisineAmerican, Asian, Hawaiian, Thanksgiving Feast
• SeasonalFall Seasonal, Spring Seasonal, Summer Seasonal, Winter Seasonal, Year Around Seasonal
• Food SectionEggs, Garlic, Ginger, Mushrooms, Rice
• Cooking MethodFrying, Sauté

Servings	Prep Time
4 guest	10 minute

Cook Time

15 minute

Servings Prep Time 4 guest 10 minute

Cook Time 15 minute

Spam Fried Rice Votes: 0 Rating: 0 You: Rate this recipe! Print Recipe My Hawaiian Beer Cuisine spin on Fried Rice. Using the national canned meat product, Spam Fried Rice can be a side dish or an entrée. CourseFamily Style CuisineAmerican, Asian, Hawaiian, Thanksgiving Feast SeasonalFall Seasonal, Spring Seasonal, Summer Seasonal, Winter Seasonal, Year Around Seasonal Food SectionEggs, Garlic, Ginger, Mushrooms, Rice Cooking MethodFrying, Sauté Servings Prep Time 4 guest 10 minute Cook Time 15 minute Servings Prep Time 4 guest 10 minute Cook Time 15 minute

Ingredients

• 1/2 recipe Chinese Style Sausage and Shrimp Rice recipe here, made, cooled and refrigerated overnight

Fried Spam Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoon oil, olive or vegetable
• 11 ounce Spam or other Spam like product

Sautéed Vegetable Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoon oil, olive or vegetable
• 1 cup mushrooms, hen of the woods, or other type
• 1 each pepper, yellow bell, stem removed, seeded and chopped
• 1 tablespoon garlic peeled and grated on a Microplane Zester/Grater
• 1 tablespoon ginger, peeled and grated on a Microplane Zester/Grater

Egg Ingredients:

• 2 each eggs, duck or chicken (extra large)
• 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce | tamari | liquid aminos | shoyu
• 1 pinch salt, kosher
• 3 drop oil, toasted sesame
• 1 tablespoon oil, olive or vegetable

Garnish Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoon seeds, black and white sesame, toasted
• 1 tablespoon Shichimi Togarashi, from Savory Spice Co., optional
• 5 leaves shiso, fresh, Japanese basil, chiffonaded, optional
• 1 bottle Sriracha Hot Sauce,
• 1 bottle soy sauce | tamari | liquid aminos | shoyu

Servings: guest

Units:MetricUS Imperial

Instructions

• The day before you make this recipe, make Chinese Style Sausage and Shrimp Rice. Once made, spread the half of the rice onto a sheet tray with edges, into a single layer, allowing the rice to cool, evaporate some of its moisture and dry the edges of the rice. This is the best way to cool the rice and dry it out. You can use a fan, to speed this process up. Let the rice sit for an hour to cool, or 30 minutes with the fan. Transfer the rice to a container and refrigerate overnight.
• In a wok or cast iron skillet (which I prefer as my western style range doesn't have the BTU's that a wok burner has, and just doesn't get as hot as a wok with my style range), place over high heat for 4 minutes, until just starting to smoke. Add the oil, tilting to evenly coat the surface and add the cubed Spam. Brown each side for about 2 minutes, then transfer to a bowl.

  
• Place the empty skillet back over high heat and let sit for another minute to re-heat. Add the oil and mushrooms, sautéeing until lightly browned about 6 - 7 minutes. These mushrooms will add texture and some umami to the dish.

  
• Add in the bell pepper, giving a nice splash of color and flavor to the finished dish. Sauté the peppers with the mushrooms for about 4 minutes, until tender. Add in the garlic and ginger, stirring for a minute, just slightly cooking them. Transfer everything to the bowl with the Spam.

  
• In a cup or mug, whisk the two duck or chicken eggs with a fork, lightly seasoning with soy sauce | tamari | liquid aminos | shoyu, a pinch of salt and few drops of sesame oil. Add the oil to the hot pan, tilting to evenly coat the bottom of the skillet and add the egg mixture. Tilt the pan, to coat the bottom with the egg mixture and cook it like an omelette. Once cooked through, flip out onto a cutting board and allow to cool slightly.

  
• Fold the egg disk onto itself and slice the omelette into noddle width pieces. Add the egg to the bowl of other cooked ingredients and have ready.

  
• Place the skillet or wok back over high heat and let heat for 2 minutes, getting hot. Add the remaining oil, tilting to coat the bottom evenly, then add the cooked, cooled and lightly rubbed rice (making sure all the rice has separated and no lumps of rice exist) into the pan. Press the rice into the pan, evening it out and let the rice sit for 2 minutes, browning the rice. stir the rice, press down again and leave another 2 minutes. Repeat this step one more time, to heat all the rice and brown it all evenly.

  
• Add the soy sauce | tamari | liquid aminos | shoyu and toasted sesame oil to the cooked ingredients and toss to coat. Add the cooked ingredients from the bowl into the skillet and toss to incorporate all the ingredients together. The rice is ready to serve.

  
• Portion the Spam Fried Rice into individual bowls or serving platter. Garnish with sesame seeds, Shichimi Togarashi, shiso or thinly sliced green onions and a bottle of Sriracha Hot Sauce and your favorite soy sauce | tamari | liquid aminos | shoyu.