Caramelized Spam and Eggs Recipe

Grilled crispy caramelized spam and eggs over rice is the perfect way to bring sunshine into your morning. The spam is caramelized with soy sauce and sugar while the eggs are topped with furikake and fried garlic pieces.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine Asian Fusion

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 30

Total Time 35

Servings Servings

Calories 958kcal

Author Takes Two Eggs

Ingredients

7 tablespoons vegetable oil
6 large eggs whisked
Pinch of Salt
Pinch of White Pepper
10 garlic cloves minced
1 can of 12 oz Spam
2 ½ teaspoons of soy sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
¼ cup water
1 cup white rice

Optional Garnishes

Instructions

Cook the rice. Make the rice using a rice cooker or over the stove.
Make fried garlic. Mince fresh garlic. Over a small frying pan on medium-high heat, pour in 5 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Add in the garlic and toss the garlic in the oil. Heat the garlic for about 1-2 minutes until golden brown and crispy and take off the heat. Set aside.

Cook the Eggs

Prepare the eggs. In a mixing bowl, whisk the eggs with a pinch of salt and a pinch of white pepper.
Using a medium pan over medium heat, pour a tablespoon of neutral vegetable oil to grease the pan. Pour in the whisked eggs and spread the eggs over the entire pan.
For the softest scrambled eggs, use a rubber spatula and slowly and gently stir the eggs when the eggs are still runny until the eggs begin to come together.
When the eggs become soft curds stop stirring and begin to gently push the eggs together or even fold the eggs on top of each other to make them extra fluffy. This should take 2-3 minutes total. Be sure to JUST undercook them. They will continue to cook off the heat.

Cook the Spam

Cut the spam into cubes. Using a medium pan on medium heat, cook the spam until browned and crispy on the edges tossing every 2 minutes. Around 4-5 minutes.
Make sauce. Mix soy sauce and water into a small bowl. Sprinkle the sugar evenly over the spam and toss the spam to evenly coat. Then pour in the soy sauce mixture. Swirl the sauce and toss the spam to evenly distribute. Let the spam simmer until nearly dissolved around 4-5 minutes. Flip the spam cubes every 2 few minutes.
Serve. Serve the spam and eggs over white rice. Top with the fried garlic, furikake, sesame seeds, green onion.

Notes

Use enough oil to coat the garlic. You want to pan fry the garlic with enough oil to get that crispy crunchy texture. Make sure to heat the oil to high heat before dropping in the garlic. The oil should cover all the garlic pieces.

Caramelize the spam slowly. It’s very important that you brown the spam on medium-high heat first. It renders some fat and makes a very crispy crust. After the spam is browned, then you can slowly braise the spam with the soy sauce and sugar mixture. You will end up with a dark brown caramelized surface that is glossy and delicious.
For the softest scrambled eggs, use a rubber spatula and don't over stir. The key to making the softest scrambled eggs is to watch the eggs incredibly closely. You have to stir when the eggs are still runny but immediately stop when the eggs begin to curdle. When the eggs are slowly cooking push the eggs together and fold them on top of each other to create those fluffy layers.

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