Forget school lunches – Spam is cool to cook with these days

1. SPAM FRITTATA Ingredients Serves 4

• 1 x 340g can Spam Chopped Pork and Ham – cut into ∫ inch cubes

• 6 large eggs

• 4 tbsp milk

• 2 medium tomatoes – quartered, deseeded and drained on kitchen paper

• 30g Cheddar cheese, grated

• 1 knob butter or a little vegetable oil, optional

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Place the eggs into a mixing bowl, add the milk and the salt and pepper and combine well with a fork.

Place the cubes of Spam into a hot dry frying pan (size approximately 23cm) and fry until golden and lightly browned.

Add the butter or oil if using into the hot frying pan and pour in the egg mixture.

Keep bringing the cooked egg and Spam mixture into the centre of the pan and swirling the mixture around until the egg has formed a “pancake” but is still soft on the top, and the Spam is evenly distributed.

Scatter on the chopped, deseeded tomatoes and finally the grated cheese. Place under a hot grill until the cheese is golden and bubbling and the egg is finished cooking.

Cut into slices and serve hot straight from the pan.

2. SPICY LAMB SLIDERS Ingredients

Serves 4

For the sauce:

• 250g mayonnaise or salad dressing

• 8ml spicy sauce

• 5ml paprika

For the sliders:

• Vegetable oil for frying

• 340g can Spam

• 3 large eggs, lightly beaten

• 180g Italian seasoned breadcrumbs

• 8 slices cooked bacon, cut in half

• 4 rings of fresh pineapple, cut into halves

Directions

In a bowl, combine sauce ingredients and set aside.

For the sliders, heat oil over medium-high heat (190C Gas 4 or 5)

Slice the Spam into 2-inch pieces (a quarter of an inch thick). Dip into the egg and then the breadcrumbs. Repeat with each piece of the sliced Spam. Saute in the oil on both sides until golden brown. Drain well on paper towels.

Assemble each slider with Spam, bacon, pineapple, a little sauce and a second slice of Spam. Pick each slider with a toothpick and enjoy! Makes eight sliders.

3. SMOKY SPAM AND POPCORN GOUJONS Ingredients

Makes approx 30

• 1 x 340g can of Spam – cut into strips/fingers

• 100g white breadcrumbs

• 40g salted popcorn

• 1 rounded tsp of smoked paprika

• 1 large egg, beaten

• 50g plain flour

• Vegetable oil for frying

Directions

Beat the salted popcorn with breadcrumbs and smoked paprika and place in a medium bowl. Put the flour in a separate shallow bowl and the beaten egg into another bowl.

Dip the goujons in the flour completely covering them, then dip in the beaten egg and finally coat in the smoky breadcrumbs.

Continue until all the goujons are coated, pressing the breadcrumbs into the Spam.

Lay the goujons on a baking tray and leave in the fridge for a few hours or overnight.

Cover the base of a frying pan with oil and fry the goujons on each side until golden. Do not overfill the pan, best cooked in batches.

Serve with various dips.

If Spam is one of your favourite ingredients to cook with, you can find many more tasty recipes at spamuk.com and on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @ OfficialSPAMUK

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