Mary's recipe is submitted for the Chopped Challenge Round One Appetizer Basket including the following items: Spam (or a reasonable substitute like Taylor Ham or Ham Roll)
Kimchi
Shitake mushrooms
Flour or Rice
Sesame Oil
Kimchi
Shitake mushrooms
Flour or Rice
Sesame Oil
Hi there! Here’s my recipe!
Faced with this challenge my first thought was...ewww...Spam! Then I opened the can & my second thought echoed my first. When I was trying to think of what to make I kept coming back to sauerkraut balls, a Cleveland favorite. Since Cleveland is like our sister city at the other end of Lake Erie, I thought it was fitting to adapt that recipe to our challenge. Rather than bulk sausage, I ground the Spam. In the place of sauerkraut, I used the kimchee, o course. Mushrooms are definitely a natural fit with these two ingredients. The final product? Edible...definitely edible! The kimchee really shines in this recipe. Could be a new party favorite with your brave friends!
Spamchee Balls with Sesame Chili Mayo
by Mary Polovinuk
Makes 15 balls
6 ounces Spam, cut into cubes
5 dried Marx Foods Dried Organic Shiitake Mushrooms, reconstituted & coarsely chopped
4 ounces kimchee, coarsely chopped – I used my friend Brooke’s!
2 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 Tablespoon onion, chopped
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 Tablespoon flour
black pepper
1/4 cup rice flour
1/4 cup white flour
1 egg beaten
panko breadcrumbs
Process the Spam, mushrooms and kimchee in a food processor until coarsely ground & mixed well. In medium bowl mix with the cream cheese, onion, egg, flour and black pepper to taste.
6 ounces Spam, cut into cubes
5 dried Marx Foods Dried Organic Shiitake Mushrooms, reconstituted & coarsely chopped
4 ounces kimchee, coarsely chopped – I used my friend Brooke’s!
2 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 Tablespoon onion, chopped
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 Tablespoon flour
black pepper
1/4 cup rice flour
1/4 cup white flour
1 egg beaten
panko breadcrumbs
Process the Spam, mushrooms and kimchee in a food processor until coarsely ground & mixed well. In medium bowl mix with the cream cheese, onion, egg, flour and black pepper to taste.
Shape into 1-inch balls and freeze for about 30 minutes.
Mix the flours together and set up a dredging station with the flours in one bowl, beaten egg in one bowl and panko bread crumbs in a 3rd bowl. Coat spamchee ball in flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs. Deep fry for 3-5 minutes, until golden brown.
Serve with Sesame Chili Mayo.
Sesame Chili Mayo
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon sesame oil
5 or 6 drops of Sriracha or other chili garlic sauce
1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
Mix all ingredients & refrigerate until ready to use.
Mix the flours together and set up a dredging station with the flours in one bowl, beaten egg in one bowl and panko bread crumbs in a 3rd bowl. Coat spamchee ball in flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs. Deep fry for 3-5 minutes, until golden brown.
Serve with Sesame Chili Mayo.
Sesame Chili Mayo
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon sesame oil
5 or 6 drops of Sriracha or other chili garlic sauce
1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
Mix all ingredients & refrigerate until ready to use.
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