January 21st, 2008
Spam, wonderful spam
Of there’s one thing you notice when you get to the islands, it’s that the folks there LOVE spam. The way I heard it, during World War II the residents got a taste of this salty pork product and were instantly hooked. Now you see it everywhere from plate lunch to McDonalds! (Yup, they have a number of spam breakfasts at Hawaiian McDonalds, including of course Spam egg and cheese on biscuits.) Until I visited the islands I never really gave Spam a try, now of course Spam and pineapple is a big favorite. It’s even great on pizza with a little pineapple and cheese!
Hawaiian Spam Sandwich
Ingredients:
1 (12-ounce) can SPAM luncheon meat, cut into 8 slices
1 fresh cut or canned pineapple rings (8-ounce), drained
1 fresh cut red onion, sliced thick.
1 piece lettuce
1 fresh cut piece tomato
4 slices American cheese
4 hamburger buns, split and toasted
Thousand Island dressing, any brand
Instructions for Preparation :
Brown your SPAM slices on grill or in skillet. Place 2 SPAM slices on each bottom half of toasted hamburger bun. Top each slice with a pineapple ring, red onion, lettuce, tomato and cheese slice. Cover sandwich with top half of bun, thickly spread with Thousand Island dressing. Serves 1 to 4.


