Sweet & Sour Spam

Submitted by Linky

"What can I do with a can of Spam and a pineapple? This is what I came up with..."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 12 ounces Spam, cut into bite-sized pieces (I used Lite)
• 1 large pepper, any color, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 2 medium onions, coarsely chopped
• 4 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 1 cup pineapple, cut up
• 2⁄3 cup water, cold
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons Splenda sugar substitute
• 3 tablespoons ketchup
• 3 tablespoons vinegar
• 1 teaspoon powdered ginger
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce

directions

1. Spray wok or large pan with Pam-type spray.
2. Add cut up Spam and saute until browned, remove and set aside.
3. Cut up pineapple and set aside.
4. Spray again and saute veggies until mushrooms have released their liquid.
5. Mix rest of ingredients into the cold water, add to pan.
6. Stir until mixture has thickened, add pineapple and Spam, heat until warmed through.
7. Serve over rice.

Reviews

[Cook In Northwest]

While this recipe concept is good, the sauce left something to be desired. I did make a couple substitutions: seasoned rice vinegar instead of regular vinegar and xylitol instead of Splenda (heat destroys the sweetness of Splenda) and 2 stalks celery for color, as I used red, yellow, and orange bell peppers. The powdered ginger and garlic left the taste somewhat flat and less fresh than it could have been. If I make this again, I'll be trying to find a better sauce from some other recipe. In order to save it, I added 1 Tbsp. more soy sauce, 1 tsp. fish sauce, and 1 Tbsp. Sriracha. The Sriracha really made a big difference without making it hot.

 

[teresas]

I had some leftover spam...so made this yummy dish for my hubby...I sub carrots for the peppers only because I didn't have peppers...and instead of using water I used the juice from the canned pineapple...he really enjoyed it...made for your football win...