Guaranteed to hit the spot, this Spam and Eggs recipe paired with rice is the perfect meal. Simple but delicious, this spam, eggs, and rice combination come together so quickly. Spam marinated in soy sauce and then caramelized in the pan really kicks spam up a notch!
Growing up, luncheon meat (also known as spam), was a staple in our home. Spam is cheap, did not need to be refrigerated, and had a long shelf life, making it popular as we were always on a tight budget. It can be fried, baked, simmered, or braised so there were many ways to turn a can of meat into a meal.
One of the ways I’ve enjoyed cooking spam has been pan-frying it as it creates this delicious caramelized crispy layer on it. Luncheon meat recipes, while super convenient, I have to warn you that it’s not the most healthy thing to eat as it’s high in fat, calories, and sodium but every once in a while is ok! You can also buy spam with less sodium.
Why You’ll Love This Spam, Eggs, and Rice Recipe
- It’s super easy to make this recipe. You don’t need a ton of ingredients or a lot of equipment. The spam and eggs can be cooked in the same pan.
- It’s a budget friendly recipe as most of these ingredients are household staples. Spam, eggs, rice, and seasoning/soy sauce is always in my kitchen!
- It can be served for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! It’s perfect for any meal.
Ingredients You’ll Need
- spam — spam is technically the brand name for luncheon meat, like how kleenx is the brand name for tissue paper.
- soy sauce — I recommend using low-sodium soy sauce.
- mirin — mirin is a Japanese sweet rice wine, if you are unable to find it, you can try rice vinegar with honey.
- sugar — you’ll just need a bit.
- eggs — I usually grab the extra omega-3 eggs but any eggs are fine.
- salt and pepper
- garlic powder
- butter — unsalted butter is ideal.
- cooked rice — here’s how to cook jasmine rice if you need some tips.
How to Make Spam and Eggs
- Dice the spam into cubes or bite-sized pieces.
- Combine the soy sauce, mirin, and sugar and then add it to the diced spam. Stir to combine. Allow it to sit for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer the marinated spam to a non-stick skillet on medium-high heat. Do not discard the marinade.
- Stir every couple of minutes with a rubber spatula so the other sides can caramelize. If you stir it too often, the sides won’t have time to crisp up.
- Once the edges of the cubed spam have crisped up, add 2 to 3 spoonful of the mainade to the pan, lower the heat to medium-low, and allow the sauce to simmer for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Set the cubed spam aside.
- Rinse or wipe clean the pan and add the butter to the pan, over medium heat.
- Beat the eggs with the salt, pepper, and garlic powder before adding it to the pan.
- Gently and slowly stir the eggs with a rubber spatula to make fluffy scrambled eggs. Fold the eggs within themselves. When the eggs are mostly cooked, it should look custard-like, remove from heat. The residual heat from the pan will finish cooking the eggs and keep them fluffy. This shouldn’t take more than 4 to 5 minutes.
- Assemble the rice bowls by adding the caramelized spam and scrambled eggs overtop a bowl of warm cooked rice.
Recipe Tips and Notes
- Not a fan of the look of the coarse black pepper? Try using white pepper.
- You could cook the eggs first, while the spam is marinating, but I prefer to cook my eggs last so it’s warm.
- I usually cook the scrambled eggs 4 eggs at a time as to not crowd the pan or overcook the eggs. If you have a larger pan, you could cook more eggs at once.
- I like to garnish my dish with sliced green onions but you can use whatever you like. Shredded seasoned seaweed is another favourite of mine.
- Feel free to use brown rice instead of white rice.
Spam is a budget-friendly luncheon meat made with pork, salt, water, potato starch, sugar, and sodium nitrate. This canned meat is precooked.
This recipe is best eaten immediately but if you have leftovers, I love repurposing it for spam fried rice! Add rice to a hot pan and add seasoning (check out my fried rice post), then toss in the spam and scrambled eggs. And just like that, you’ve got a new meal!
Spam and Eggs
Ingredients
- 1 can spam
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 6 to 8 large eggs, or more
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp butter
- 4 cups cooked rice, more or less
Equipment
- Non-stick skillet
Instructions
- Dice the spam into cubes or bite-sized pieces.
- Combine the soy sauce, mirin, and sugar and then add it to the diced spam. Stir to combine. Allow it to sit for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer the marinated spam to a non-stick skillet on medium-high heat. Do not discard the marinade.
- Stir every couple of minutes with a rubber spatula so the other sides can caramelize. If you stir it too often, the sides won’t have time to crisp up.
- Once the edges of the cubed spam have crisped up, add 2 to 3 spoonful of the mainade to the pan, lower the heat to medium-low, and allow the sauce to simmer for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently. Set the cubed spam aside.
- Rinse or wipe clean the pan and add the butter to the pan, over medium heat.
- Beat the eggs with the salt, pepper, and garlic powder before adding it to the pan.
- Gently and slowly stir the eggs with a rubber spatula to make fluffy scrambled eggs. Fold the eggs within themselves. When the eggs are mostly cooked, it should look custard-like, remove from heat. The residual heat from the pan will finish cooking the eggs and keep them fluffy. This shouldn’t take more than 4 to 5 minutes.
- Assemble the rice bowls by adding the caramelized spam and scrambled eggs overtop a bowl of warm cooked rice.
Nutrition Per Serving
More Rice Recipes You’ll Love
- Beef Fried Rice
- Hibachi Chicken with Fried Rice
- Hibachi Shrimp with Fried Rice
- Omurice
- Sriracha Fried Rice
- Purple Rice
- Coconut Rice
- Jasmine Rice
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Mindy
I made this today and I loved it! The spam with the soy sauce is game changing. I won’t be cooking without it now.
Jean
Such great meal to enjoy for breakfast! Very easy to prepare too.
Michele
Thank you for an easy, yummy and budget-friendly recipe!
Teodora Grujic
This looks great! Can’t wait to try it this weekend! Thanks!
Hope
I thought it was really good but something spicy would be good in it. Like Gochugang or Sriracha
Carmy
I’m glad you enjoyed the recipe! A drizzle of sriracha over top of the bowl would be a great addition! :)