Diy Essentials Spam Spam Spam Recipes

30 BEST WAYS TO COOK WITH SPAM

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a delicious recipe in 30 minutes or less!

DIY ESSENTIALS: SPAM, SPAM, SPAM

Steps:

• PREP/PREPARE
• The meat ratio in this recipe is 5/1... 5-parts pork 1-part ham
• The type of ham you use will influence the overall taste of the final product. I choose hickory smoked over things like honey-cured, because I felt that gave the recipe a good depth of flavor and complimented the pork shoulder.
• You can use potato starch (my choice), or you could use corn starch, or arrowroot powder.
• Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
• Place a rack in the bottom position and preheat the oven to 250f (120c).
• Cut the pork and ham into cubes.
• Grind using a medium plate.
• Chef's Note: If you do not have a meat grinder, you can have your butcher do it for you. Or, you can purchase it pre-ground. In my opinion, freshly ground is the best way to go.
• Mix the remaining ingredients into the cold water.
• Add to the meat and mix with your hands. It should resemble a thick paste. YUMMY!!!
• Add to a bread pan loaf, tightly cover with foil, and place into the preheated oven for 2.5 - 3 hours, or until an instant-read thermometer reads 155f (68c).
• Chef's Tip: To make it easy to remove the Spam loaf from the pan, I line it with some parchment paper.
• Remove from the oven, place a foil-wrapped brick on top, and place into the fridge overnight.
• PLATE/PRESENT
• Remove from fridge and use like "normal" Spam. Enjoy.
• Keep the faith, and keep cooking.

SPAM, I AM... (HOME-MADE SPAM)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Grind the pork shoulder in a meat grinder (Either use a tabletop meat grinder or a KitchenAid mixer with the meat grinder attachment. Set aside.
• Finely mince the ham with the garlic in a food processor.
• Dump the ground pork shoulder, minced ham / garlic mixture and the Tender Quick into a large bowl and mix by hand until fully combined.
• Pack the meat mixture into a bread pan and cover with foil. Place the bread pan into a large baking dish filled 3/4 full with water. (Basically, a 'hot water bath').
• Place the baking dish in the oven and bake for three hours (the internal temperature of the SPAM loaf should reach 155* F).
• Remove from the oven and uncover the bread pan (there will be a lot of grease, but do not worry.). Pour off all of the fat into a jar or can to dispose of later. *Note: This is a very important step, so DO NOT skip it. If you do, your loaf will be covered in a thick coat of gelatine.
• Cover the bread pan loosely with foil and place a heavy weight on top of the foil. (You can use cold bricks wrapped in foil and put them in another bread pan and put that bread pan on the SPAM loaf).
• Place the weighed down SPAM loaf into the refrigerator and keep it there overnight. In the morning, your SPAM will be ready to use however you choose to use it.
• *Note: This homemade SPAM is not canned and does not contain preservatives, so it will not last forever. Keep it as long as you would keep ham.