MONDAY RECIPE POST - BREAKFAST - SPAM, CABBAGE AND EGGS

This recipe is from a video on YouTube.  The host's name is Jenneth Icao.  You can see it here.  My version is a variation on corned beef hash.  I have noted a few changes below the recipe but kept the original ingredients below.

Spam, Cabbage and Eggs

Crack 3 eggs into a small bowl.  Add salt and pepper to taste.  Whisk until combined.

Cut half a head of cabbage into small dice.

Mince 2 cloves garlic.

Small dice 1/2 of a red onion.

Cut 3 slices of spam and cut that into small dice.  

Heat a frying pan and when hot carefully add 5 tablespoons of oil.  (If you think this is too much you can always add enough to suit your own dietary needs, or leave it out and adjust as necessary.  I added less and used olive oil.)

Sauté the garlic and onions until softened.

Add the diced Spam.

At the same time add the cabbage and mix  thoroughly.  Cover with a lid and cook for 5 minutes.

Add the mixed eggs, carefully, so that it cooks but doesn't entirely disappear into the other ingredients like mine did.

Mix in 4 tablespoons oyster sauce.  After another minute or so, your meal is ready.

We ate this at lunch time and we both thought it was very good and will have it again.  Not just for breakfast, but for any time of the day.

The changes we made: 

I didn't have a can of Spam in the pantry.  I used Corned Beef instead.  

We added more than the three slices called for, but this again is entirely up to your own taste.  I'm sure you can use another meat for this breakfast dish, or no meat at all.

We also added 2 heaping tablespoons of Chili Crisp. This is the brand we used.  It adds a bit of heat, a little kick.

This is the brand of oyster sauce we have in the fridge.  It's a thick, dark sauce.

For garnish we shared an avocado.  It went well.  

There's a shopping trip planned today and I will be buying Cilantro, or a sprig of Parsley would be nice for a garnish if you don't like Cilantro.  Or a few slices of green onion.

We were thinking of adding corn next time, and serving it on a bed of egg noodles.  These discussions we have after our meal.  

When we had our leftovers the next day, I topped it with a poached egg (next time I will not add the mixed eggs if I add the poached one).  A buttered crumpet along with a small glass of orange juice was a very nice addition. My dear other half suggested the poached egg and as we had just bought crumpets, I suggested one of those.  A poached egg on toast is a favorite breakfast of ours.  

This time I also added a sprinkling of Furikake Umeboshi.  We definitely had a fusion going on with this meal, adding a few ingredients that we have had several times before, and thought it was delicious.  It's fun experimenting.

Thanks for looking and enjoy your week.