Easy SPAM Fried Rice Recipe
This delicious SPAM Fried Rice recipe brings the iconic taste of Hawaii’s favorite potted meat to your table. With flavorful additions like peas, carrots, cashews, and a hint of curry, this dish is a delightful blend of savory and sweet. It’s quick to prepare and perfect for busy weeknights.
Why SPAM?
SPAM has been a beloved pantry staple since 1937 when Hormel introduced it to the world. Its long shelf life and convenience made it a crucial food item for U.S. troops during World War II. Today, SPAM continues to be a versatile ingredient that adds a unique flavor to a variety of dishes, including this fried rice recipe. In Hawaii, SPAM is a beloved food item and a key ingredient in many local recipes, including this one.
Ingredients
For this easy SPAM fried rice recipe, you need the following ingredients:
- 1 large Boil-In-Bag of rice or 1 cup of dry Jasmine rice
- Water (to cook rice)
- ⅓ cup pineapple juice
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
- 3 eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons Sesame Oil
- 1 medium-sized onion, chopped
- 3 ounces SPAM, cubed
- ½ cup frozen peas and carrots
- ½ cup chopped cashews
How To Make Hawaiian Fried Rice
Cook the Rice: Prepare the rice according to the package directions. Using a rice cooker or Instant Pot is a great way to make perfect rice every time.
Make the Sauce: While the rice is cooking, whisk together the pineapple juice, soy sauce, and curry powder in a medium-sized bowl and set it aside. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk.
Cook the Onions and Eggs: Heat 2 tablespoons of sesame oil over medium-high heat in a large non-stick skillet or wok. Sauté the chopped onions until they become translucent.
Push the onions to the side and pour in the egg mixture. Scramble the eggs until fully cooked.
Add SPAM and Vegetables: Stir in the cubed SPAM and frozen peas and carrots. Increase the heat to medium-high and cook until the vegetables are no longer frozen and the SPAM is golden brown.
Combine with Rice: Add the cooked rice and pour the pineapple soy sauce mixture over it. Stir until all the rice is coated with the sauce. Mix in the chopped cashews for a bit of crunch.
Serve: Serve the fried rice hot, garnished with fresh green onions for a pop of color and added flavor.
Tips
- Use Leftover Rice: Cold, leftover rice works wonderfully in this recipe as it fries up without becoming mushy.
- Add a Personal Touch: Try adding fresh pineapple chunks, red bell pepper, or even a splash of oyster sauce for extra flavor.
Storage
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It will keep well for up to 3 days. To reheat, simply warm it up in a skillet over medium heat with a little bit of oil to maintain its crispiness.
Can you use leftover rice to make fried rice?
Absolutely. Old rice works really well. Just be sure to cook the fried rice mixture long enough to heat it throughout.
Did you know that rice is the second most widely consumed staple in the world? Not surprising when you consider that over 40,000 varieties are growing on every continent, except for Antarctica. Asians have enjoyed fried rice for centuries. It may have been invented during the Sui dynasty in China. Most countries in Southeast Asia have their own varieties.
Rice makes a great side dish, but when you combine it with eggs and meat and throw in a few vegetables it becomes a meal.
Hawaiian Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 1 large Boil-In-Bag of rice
- Water
- ⅓ cup pineapple juice
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons curry powder
- 3 eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 tablespoons Sesame Oil
- 1 medium-sized onion chopped
- 3 ounces SPAM cubed
- ½ cup frozen peas and carrots
- ½ cup chopped cashews
Instructions
- Cook rice according to directions on box.
- Mix pineapple juice, soy sauce, and curry in a bowl and set aside.
- Beat eggs with milk and set aside
- Meanwhile, sauté onion in small amount of toasted sesame oil.
- Move onions over to one side of pan. Add egg mixture and cook until eggs are done.
- Add Spam and peas and carrots. Increase the burner to medium-high heat and stir-fry until the vegetables are no longer frozen.
- Add the cooked rice and curry sauce and stir until the sauce has coated all of the rice.
- Add cashews and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes.
Notes
Nutrition
Try this delicious SPAM Fried Rice recipe and bring a taste of Hawaii to your table! If you love it as much as we do, don’t forget to leave a comment and share your creation with us on social media. Your feedback means the world to us!
I’m from Hawaii and we use Japanese rice, left over rice and it started because if you were broke, you threw whatever was in the refrigerator. Anything. Spam Portuguese sausage none then eggs etc.
Pretty tasty. Was expecting a bit more sweetness from the pineapple juice. I’ll increase it next time. Less curry powder for us also. Otherwise tasty filling dish. Spam is good when fried hard.
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Im sorry, but I’m Hawaiian and this is NOT our local way of making fried rice. First off, the rice has to be the calrose type. It should be cooked, refrigerated or even frozen prior to making fried rice.
We do not use curry! Peas and carrots are more of an Asian thing, not Hawaiian style…
Anyway, nice try…
@Connie, I totally agree with you. I grew up in Hawaii and this is NOT Hawaiian.
I usually leave meat out of my fried rice for convenience and budget reasons. This takes care of both! Yay SPAM.
Really people, if you don’t like Spam don’t eat it. It’s no worse than hot dogs or hamburger. It probably doesn’t even have hormones in it. I make fried rice all the time, because I lived there most of my life. I have never put pineapple or curry in it. I’ll have to try this.
Everything about this sounds great to me but the SPAM. SPAM just scares me.
It’s not that bad. 🙂 It’s like a delicacy in Hawaii.
This sounds like something my hubby would love!
Love the SPAM history lesson. I have made a similar dish using cooked ham.
Interesting. I really liked Spam growing up, though, and I love fried rice.
I still after all these years can’t put spam in my mouth. I can eat tofu like crazy in my rice but not spam. Go figure but this looks absolutely delish!
I actually like SPAM although I haven’t eaten it in quite a while. I probably would have fried the SPAM with the onion because I like my browned. Looks good!