This is a recipe for a classic Hawaiian fried rice dish with SPAM and pineapple that I used to eat a lot when I was a kid in Honolulu. SPAM is a super popular canned meat that comes up in countless Hawaiian dishes, and is just one of those super nostalgic elements for me. Hope you give it a shot!

 

serves 2-3

INGREDIENTS

  • 4 cloves garlic

  • 1 tb ginger (about 1 inch)

  • 2 green onions

  • 1 chinese sausage (lap cheong) (optional)

  • 1 can SPAM

  • 1/2 cup frozen pineapple

  • 1/2 cup frozen peas

  • 3 eggs

  • 1 lime

  • 1 cup leftover rice (or rice that has been dried at room temperature for 2-4 hours)

  • vegetable oil

  • kosher salt

INGREDIENTS (sauce)

  • 4 tbsp low sodium soy sauce (or 2 tbsp full sodium soy sauce)

  • 1 tbsp sesame oil

  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce

  • 1 tbsp gochujang

PREP

  • THINLY SLICE garlic, set aside

  • FINELY MINCE ginger, set aside

  • LARGE DICE chinese sausage, set aside

  • LARGE DICE SPAM, set aside

  • LARGE DICE frozen pineapple, and return to the freezer until ready to use

  • SLICE green onions, separating whites and greens, set aside

  • WHISK eggs, set aside

  • CUT lime into wedges, set aside

  • COMBINE all sauce ingredients, set aside

ON THE STOVE

  • HEAT a wok as hot as possible, then add 1 tbsp vegetable oil

  • FRY garlic slices until crisp, about 30-45 seconds, then remove and set aside

  • ADD 4 tbsp vegetable oil, then saute ginger and whites of the green onions until fragrant (about 1 minute)

  • ADD SPAM and sausage and saute until browned, or about 2-3 minutes

  • MOVE the contents of the wok to one side (or remove if there is not enough space) and add eggs to the cleared wok space. Fry until scrambled, then remove all contents and set aside

  • HEAT wok as hot as possible again, then add 2 tbsp vegetable oil

  • ADD half of the leftover rice to your wok, plus half of your SPAM/egg mixture, and half of your sauce mixture. Toss until combined.

  • ADD half of the frozen pineapple and peas, toss until combined, and remove

  • REPEAT with the remaining half

  • FINISH with crisped garlic, greens of green onions, and lime

 

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