Finding the ingredients
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Spam Fried Rice (스팸볶음밥)
Category: Authentic Korean Dishes🕒 20 mins🍽️ 2 servings
From my kitchen
How I cook this at home
I keep this recipe practical for everyday cooking: clear steps, linked ingredients, and small notes from my kitchen so you can make it realistically in Germany too.
My notes for this recipe
In Korean cuisine, dried seaweed and green onions are often used. Dried seaweed is available pre-made as "Kim-Garu" (shredded seaweed). Alternatively, you can freeze regular seaweed sheets and chop them as needed.
Korean cuisine features many dishes with spam. For those who have never tried spam, it might seem strange at first. However, once you try the Korean dish "Budae Jjigae" (Army Stew), you’re likely to fall in love with spam. I will share the recipe for Budae Jjigae soon.
In the video, you can see spam being placed in a plastic bag for mashing. This is a common method in Korea to simplify the process. Alternatively, if you prefer to avoid plastic, you can mash the spam on a cutting board with a knife.
In Korea gibt es viele Rezepte, und koreanische Kochsendungen machen es einfacher, diese zu entdecken. Einer der Pioniere ist Baek Jong-won, auch als 'Baek-Pater' bekannt. Zurzeit ist Ryu Soo-young, ein Schauspieler, der in der Sendung 'Fun-Staurant' Rezepte vorstellt, ebenfalls sehr beliebt. Dieses Rezept stammt von Ryu Soo-young und wurde in der Sendung 'Fun-Staurant' vorgestellt.
Quick tips
- Read the ingredients and steps once before you start.
- Prepare the sauce, vegetables, and toppings first so cooking feels calmer.
- Adjust the final flavor gently with soy sauce, salt, sugar, or sesame oil.
Instructions
Mash the spam.
Slice the onion.
Add olive oil to a pan and fry the mashed spam over medium heat (on a German electric stove, set it to level 6-7, with 10 being the maximum) until crispy.
Once the spam is sufficiently cooked, add 2/3 tablespoon of minced garlic and 1/2 chopped onion. Sauté together.
Cook until the onions become translucent. Then, reduce the heat to low and add 2/3 tablespoon of sugar. Stir for about 30 seconds.
Push the sautéed ingredients to the side of the pan and pour 1.3 tablespoons of soy sauce into one side of the pan to simmer. Turn the heat to level 8. Let the soy sauce simmer for about 30 seconds, then mix it with the rest of the ingredients.
Serve the fried spam over cooked rice and garnish with an egg yolk.
If available, add a bit of dried seaweed.
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Small questions that often come up
Can beginners make this recipe?
Yes. Read through the steps once and prepare the ingredients first. That makes the recipe much easier to follow.
Where can I find Korean ingredients?
Asian grocery stores, Korean online shops, and larger supermarkets with an Asian section are usually the easiest places to start.