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Spam and Eggs with Chili Oil

1.75 from 4 votes
If spam had a soulmate it would be with a crispy, runny fried egg. This spam and eggs with chili oil recipe is an easy but satisfying meal!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 14 minutes
Servings: 1 Serving
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/3 can SPAM
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbsp chili oil
  • cooked rice or noodles

Method
 

  1. Prepare or cook rice or noodles according to packaging.
  2. Cut spam into small bite-sized cubes. Using medium-high heat, heat up 1 tablespoon of neutral oil in a frying pan. Add in spam when oil is hot and stir fry for ~3 minutes or until caramelized and golden brown. Leaving as much oil as possible in the pan, remove spam from pan and strain on paper towel lined plate.
  3. To the previous frying pan with oil leftover from frying spam, add in 2 tablespoons of chili oil. Turn heat up to medium and stir until chili oil begins to bubblee (about 30 seconds). Turn down heat if chili oil begins to brown or burn too quickly.
  4. Crack 2 eggs side by side to the chili oil in the frying pan. Cover pan with a lid and cook for about 2 minutes or until whites of egg have cooked to preference. Uncover frying pan and use a spoon to carefully spoon hot oil on top of the egg. Keep spooning hot oil onto eggs for another 20 to 30 seconds or until fried eggs have cooked to liking. Turn heat off. Serve chili oil eggs with fried spam and on top of noodles or white rice.

Notes

How to store spam
Unopened canned spam should be kept in a cool, dry pantry for up to expiration date that is printed on the can packaging. Opened spam should be stored in an air tight container or sandwich bag in the fridge for up to a week. Cooked spam should be stored in the fridge and consumed within 3 to 5 days.
Can you eat spam straight out of the can?
Since spam is a cooked meat, technically it is safe to eat spam straight out of the can. However, and this is a big however, I have personally never tried eating spam straight out of the can. I would highly recommend that spam is either baked, pan fried, or air fried before you consume it. You can even grill or microwave spam (after removing from can of course). The caramelized, crispy bits of fried spam is one of the best parts of enjoying spam!