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June 18, 2009

Spam-a-licious!

Spam-a-licious!

What a fun recipe today.
Craig and Heather has been talking about Spam so much for the last two weeks that I just had to make a recipe with Spam
Ok…so…on to the recipe and some great variations.


Smokey Spam Dip with Cream Cheese & Chives
1 Can Spam
16oz Cream Cheese
3 Tbsp Chopped Chives (or green onion)
4oz Pepper Jack Cheese
½ Lime Juiced
1 Tbsp Chopped Fresh Parsley
½ tsp worschestshire sauce
Blk Pepper and Kosher Salt to Taste

1: Allow cream cheese to come to room temperature while preparing the other ingredients, and pre heat the grill to medium high.
2: Remove Spam from the can and remove and liquids and wipe dry.  Slice into ¼ inch to ½ inch slabs and place on the hot grill long enough to make nice dark grill marks on each side of each Spam Slab.  Set on plate and allow to cool.
3: After Spam has cooled enough to touch, dice into smaller cubes.
4: Cut Pepper Jack into small cubes.
5: Chop chives and parsley and add to the food processor.  Add the cream cheese, chopped Spam, pepper jack cheese, lime juice, and worschestshire sauce, black pepper, and blend all ingredients into a smooth dip consistency.
6: With a cracker or Chip….check the flavor of the dip for salt, and pepper.  DO Not add salt until you taste the dip at least once…as the Spam is very salty.  You can adjust the flavor of this dip with more Lime Juice….and a pinch of sugar if it needs as limes vary in size and taste.

Serve with you favorite chips, crackers, or vegetables and enjoy….

A few other variations could be: 

If your not quite getting enough Smokey flavor from just grilling it, you can add ½ tsp Liquid Smoke.
If you like Heat add ½ tsp cayenne pepper…

While grilling the Spam, you could also grill ½ a red pepper and 2 green onions and add the grilled vegetables to the mix as well…

Also, Garlic is great in almost everything, so you could add 1 clove of fresh garlic.

It is fun to play with different ingredients with recipes....see what you come up with…..of course some times you might come up with something that is almost uneatable…but that is part of the fun. I have had my share of dishes that have not turned out….and In Fact one of them…the dog would not even eat….

Have fun and play with your food…..who knows you might find that you come up with something great!

Just keep cooking and Enjoy!


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