The BEST Spam Fried Rice
Delicious spam fried rice made with homemade teriyaki sauce is the BEST!!! Your kids will think you are the best cook in the whole world!
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp sake, if you don’t have it just omit
- 2 tbsp mirin
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 4 tbsp cooking oil, divided
- 4 eggs, beaten with pinch of salt
- 1 can (12 oz) spam, cut into 1/2” cubes
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 6 cups cooked day old cold jasmine rice
- 1 green onion, chopped
- Sesame seeds, optional
- Shredded nori, optional
Instructions
- 1
Combine soy sauce, sake, mirin and sugar in a small mixing bowl, set aside.
- 2
Heat a wok over high heat, add 1 tbsp oil and pour beaten eggs. Scramble the egg to cook evenly. When the egg’s cooked 3/4 way, remove from the wok and set aside.
- 3
Heat bow-empty wok over high heat then add 3 tbsp oil and spam. Cook the spam until all the edges are golden brown, about 3 to 5 minutes.
- 4
Stir in chopped garlic, cook for 1 minute then add rice and sauce mixture. Make sure to add the sauce mixture around the edge of the wok, not direct into to rice. Mix everything together and stir fry until there’s no moisture in the wok, about 1 to 2 minutes.
- 5
Add the egg and break down into the rice. When the egg is mixed well, turn off the heat and stir in green onion. Garnish with some sesame seeds and shredded nori if you like. Enjoy!