Friday's Last Spoonful: Baked Spam

We're celebrating summer's arrival with some Oldies but Goodies.  We'll be back on May 29, 2012 with new food ideas.

Post from December 20, 2010

Roast canned meat treat

Yes, we’re giving this luncheon meat its due since The Mixed Stew crew grew up eating Spam, which is a staple in Guam and Hawaii. We suggest taking this canned meat and seasoning it with honey and a bit of pepper for a tasty treat. If you wanna go a step further, prepare more than one Spam loaf and place sliced pineapple or pineapple chunks on top. The sweet ingredients will caramelize and seal in the savory juices.

What you will need:

1 small oven-safe baking pan
Non-stick cooking spray
1 small bowl
1 metal spoon
1 (12 oz) can Spam
2 tablespoons honey
2 teaspoon brown sugar
½ teaspoon ground black pepper

Cooking and Preparation:

Preheat oven at 350 degrees. Coat baking pan with non-stick cooking spray. Combine honey, brown sugar, and black pepper in small bowl. Mix well. Put whole Spam loaf in baking pan. Pour and glaze loaf with honey mixture. Next, place Spam in preheated oven and bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Let baked Spam rest for at least 10 minutes before slicing and serving. We suggest serving Spam with steamed rice.