The wonderful makers of SPAM brand decided to share another savory recipe that anyone–literally, anyone–can prep in just 10 minutes. If you are at home, hungry, and up for some three-step, five-ingredient SPAM Rice Balls, find your nearest Japanese grocer and order up the ingredients.
You will need:
– 1/3 can SPAM Classic
– 1 tsp oil
– 1/2 cup cooked Japanese rice
– 1 tbsp of Furikake
– 1 tsp Mirin
Preparation
1. Dice your SPAM Classic and saute in oil until lightly brown
2. In a bowl, mix the cooked SPAM Classic bits with Japanese rice and mirin
3. Lastly, form into balls (about the size of a ping pong) and then coat with furikake
Using uruchimai Japanese rice, which typically has more starch and moisture, would ensure that your SPAM Rice Balls would not fall apart. Mirin is considered a staple in Japanese kitchens–it is a cooking rice wine responsible for giving the balls a boost of umami.
Furikake literally means “sprinkled over” and is something like an all-around rice seasoning that the Japanese use even for pasta to salads.
Combine all these ingredients with the comforting and iconic taste of SPAM Classic and we get a work-from-home-perfect snack or some serious grub for a night of binge-watching.
Eleven varieties of SPAM products are bought and sold in 40+ countries across the globe.
There is no telling how many recipes have been made and how many dishes have been served using the world’s favorite luncheon meat, but after more than 80 years of being in the market, some 9-billion SPAM® cans have already been sold. Across cultures, people love the simplicity of having just six ingredients–pork, salt, water, potato starch, sugar, and sodium nitrate–in one tasty and super versatile kitchen staple.
For those who are feeling extra, there is step number 4: customize the SPAM Rice Balls using YOUR favorite flavors and share them using #SPAMRiceBallChallenge.
