Homemade Spam -
If chicken and beef are your stand-by meats, you've been missing out; the other white meat is just as flavorful and easy to transform into myriad meals that look like they took a lot more time and effort than they actually did. Our favorite pork recipes—from caramelized chops and slow-braised pork shoulder to spicy enchiladas—are guaranteed to put pork in your weeknight dinner rotation.
Tender pieces of pork braised in a flavorful sauce with a touch of heat. Made with just a small list of simple ingredients, this is a great way to switch up your weekly rotation with a fabulously easy takeout-fakeout dinner. Here is The Best Homemade Spam Recipes.
You can cook Homemade Spam using 8 ingredients and 9 steps.
Homemade Spam Ingredients
- Prepare 5 pounds of pork shoulder.
- Prepare 1 pound of ham (I prefer black forest or Chisasea).
- Prepare 2 Tablespoons of + 1 teaspoon of Morton Tender Quick.
- Prepare 3 Tablespoons of sugar.
- Prepare 3 Tablespoons of potato starch (corn starch would work as well).
- You need 1 Tablespoon of kosher salt.
- You need 1/4 Teaspoon of allspice.
- Prepare 1 Cup of ice cold water.
Homemade Spam instructions
- Special equipment you will need. 2 bricks wrapped in aluminum foil. A meat grinder. 2 loaf pans. A casserole dish for the water bath..
- Cut your pork shoulder into cubes; removing the bone and trimming away enough fat to roughly get a 20/80 fat to lean ratio. Place the pork cubes and fat in the freezer for 1 hour and then grind using a #10 grinder plate and set aside..
- Next, grind the 1 pound of ham as well. Add the ground ham to the ground pork shoulder and mix well and evenly by hand..
- Preheat oven to 250F.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the Tender Quick, sugar, potato starch, kosher salt, allspice, and cold water. Mix well until everything makes a slurry. Add to the ground meats and mix well to incorporate by hand. The meat should reassemble a thick paste..
- Divide the meat mixture between two 9.5"x5" loaf pans and press firmly to remove any air bubbles, dropping a couple time on the counter..
- Tightly seal with aluminum foil and then place in a water bath, and then into the oven for 3 hours or until the loaves reach an internal temperature of 155F..
- Remove from the oven and place a brick or other heavy object on top of each loaf and let cool overnight..
- Some different ways I use my Spam is in a spicy udon bowl, fried spam next to eggs in a basket for breaky. It also freezes really well for long term use..
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I believe you can make great and tasty Homemade Spam recipe even if you’re short on time and cost conscious. You just need to cook clever and get creative!