Spam Fried Rice
A quick and easy dish that can be made with any meat or veggies that you have on hand. It’s the perfect clean-out-the-fridge meal!
I love to cook Asian-inspired dishes so a rice cooker is much needed in our household. But for the last two years, we’ve actually been without a rice cooker and it’s been driving me crazy. I just didn’t have the time to shop around for a rice cooker so for the time being, we resorted to cooking basmati rice on the stovetop, but it just wasn’t the same as using a rice cooker. That’s why I was incredibly thrilled when Zojirushi asked me to review their Micom Rice Cooker & Warmer NL-AAC10/18.
The minute I received the Micon, I was in heaven. With 7 different settings (white/sushi, mixed, porridge, sweet, brown, steam and quick cooking), a steaming basket, and a “keep warm” function, it’s no surprise as to how the micon cooks such perfectly fluffy and tender rice every time. Plus, the cute melody that the rice cooker plays each time the rice is ready always puts a huge smile on my face.
So with a full pot of perfectly cooked white rice, I couldn’t help but make some fried rice. I’ve made pancetta fried rice and quinoa fried rice so I went a different route using Spam. I know that some people have HUGE aversions to canned meat but Spam was a major staple in our household growing up and it was such a delight when my mom would break open a can of Spam. Plus, with a drizzle of Sriracha, this Spam fried rice quickly became a childhood favorite!
Spam Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 ounces Spam, diced
- ½ cup frozen corn
- ½ cup frozen peas
- ½ cup frozen diced carrots
- 3 cups cooked rice
- 1 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
- ½ tablespoon fish sauce
- ¼ teaspoon sesame oil
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper
- 2 green onions, sliced
- Sriracha, for serving
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large skillet over low heat. Add eggs and cook until cooked through, about 2-3 minutes per side, flipping only once. Let cool before dicing into small pieces.
- Heat remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in the skillet over medium high heat. Add garlic and Spam, and cook, stirring often, until light golden brown, about 3-4 minutes.
- Add corn, peas and carrots. Cook, stirring constantly, until vegetables are tender, about 1-2 minutes.
- Add rice and gently toss to combine.
- Add soy sauce, fish sauce, sesame oil and white pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until heated through, about 1-2 minutes.
- Stir in green onions and eggs.
- Serve immediately, drizzled with Sriracha, if desired.
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Perfect as is! My family won’t eat Spam so I substituted it with Hillshire Beef Smoked Sausage. This will be my new go to for fried rice!
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Super easy and super delicious recipe. 10/10 will make again. We used jalapeno spam and added a touch of hoisin for a little sweetness. Thanks for the recipe!
Yum! I had a sudden craving for Spam fried rice which, I’ll admit, my family thought I was pretty bonkers for wanting… until they tried it. My husband immediately asked me to put it on a recipe card and put it in the box. High praise from him! We did modify the recipe but not dramatically. I had a 12 oz can of Spam and no real use for the remaining half can so I threw it all in (plus we have a kid who refuses to eat eggs so we wanted a little extra protein for our picky eater to hold her over a bit longer). We also don’t normally keep frozen veggies around so I used larger quantities of chopped fresh carrot and chopped fresh snap peas – can’t wait for sweet corn season to toss in some fresh corn kernels. Other than that, made as written. It was really excellent. We thought we’d try a bit of chopped pineapple in our next batch for fun.
As with all stir fried dishes – folks really need to have all the ingredients prepped to go before they start because once things get going, there’s not a lot of time to spare with tinkering. As long as folks do that, they will have smooth sailing!
It was hot diggity damn delicious! I used Kikkoman Umami soy sauce that I bought at Sun Foods in Brooklyn Center, MN. I’ve found that a better soy sauce makes a better recipe. I added green beans, hot red peppers and celery. It was a little too hot for me, so next time I will add just a tablespoon of the peppers, they were homegrown and I did not know their strength! An exceptioal recipe, many thanks!
Finally made this and it totally tastes like my Moms. I knew there was one secret ingredient she kept from us and I found it here, fish sauce!
Fast, fresh and so good.
Thank you.
Quick easy dinner that turned out delicious!
Can this be made ahead of time? What would be the best method to reheat and/or keep warm? I’m going to a luau theme party and this looks like a great recipe!
This recipe lives up its name! I was hesitant to use the Fish Sauce, but it was a needed ingredient. Will be making this again using Shrimp and Chicken. Excellent recipe!
Simple, perfect recipe. The only thing I change is I add the garlic after the spam begins to brown to prevent garlic from burning.
Tried this and it was DELICIOUS!!
Quick, easy, yummy
Used 2 single serve Spam pks.
The only thing that would make this recipe any better, is a “jump to recipe” button 🙂
This recipe is simple, quick, and FANTASTIC!
Everyone loves this – mother-in-law who doesn’t like spam, to father-in-law that is from Hawaii and grew up eating this… LOVES it!
Well done. This will be my go-to from now on.
This recipe is amazing. It’s the best fried rice I’ve ever had. I’ve already made it 4 times in a month and my whole family loves it. I made a double batch tonight. Forever recommend!
It was delicious and very easy to make, my first time making anything asian. In my case I felt like it needed a little more of the sauces than the recipe said, so I adjusted it a little bit. Definitely recommend it!
This recipe is very tasty on its own without adjustments! If you aren’t sure if you like white pepper, go easy on it at first. I’ve made this recipe quite a few times and now I just add things to the quantities I prefer: more eggs, less white pepper, more soy, and an addition of ginger. The spam is a great change of pace.
Look so good yummy make that for my family for dinner
Shit I’m ghetto asl and I do not have all the ingredients but damn I managed this shit to taste good as hell
I like it a lot!! It is delicious! I’ve made it twice now when I was a rush to get dinner made & it was so quick and easy to make! It’s now gonna be my go to now whenever I want quick fried rice! Definitely get the spam all good and browned/ crisped & if possible, if you have time, let the rice get cold by putting it in the fridge for a little because it will fry better versus it getting a little mushy because it’s so hot from being freshly made like it did a couple of months ago when I first tried this recipe out. If possible even two or three day old rice would work really well just plain white rice or whatever you have I think would work. And you wouldn’t even have to heat it up because it would get hot in your wok or frying pan or large pot or whatever you’re cooking it in.
i made this last night and was surprised at just how good it was. The secret is to really crisp up the spam. i didn’t have scallions and i did add a little sesame oil….but other than that followed the directions. Will make again.