Spam and Noodles - Simple...Tasty...Cheap

Here's an old family favorite from way back. At least as far back as Spam goes anyway...(and I don't mean junk mail) It's a definite crowd-pleaser too. Both young and old find themselves going back to the pot for another tasty helping. You may find (or know) folks who turn up their nose at the thought of Spam; but just pop a plate-ful of this in front of 'em and watch.

It's not complicated, and it's not expensive. I can get this made for about $ 8.50 and it will feed 6-8 people easily

Food Ingredients:

• 2 - Tins of (low sodium) Spam - {Note: Don't go all "healthy" and buy the low fat variety, but do save yourself the extra salt so you can spice it up later. Plus, you'll need Spam's natural fats to provide the necessary "lube" to your meal without having to put in more oil or butter for no reason. Trust me.}
• 1 - (16 oz) bag of Cremettes Dumpling noodles
• - Luzianne Cajun Spice (or some other spicy-spice you enjoy)
• - Pepper - (to taste)
• - Water - (to boil noodles in)
• 1 - Tablespoon Dehydrated onions (if desired)

Tools of the trade:

• 1 - Large non-stick pot (around a 10" opening will do nicely)
• 1 - Medium-large non-stick frying pan
• 1 - Large (Sharp) chef's Spam knife
• 1 - Wooden spoon (no, not a metal spoon...got it?)

Get about 1/2 of your pot full of water and start boiling the water. Once boiling, dump the entire bag of noodles in and stir with the wooden spoon. Reduce the heat and let 'er cook. ~ IMPORTANT ~ Only boil your noodles about 12 minutes, leaving them "almost" done, but no where near mushy!

While Noodles are cooking:

~ Place the two Spam blocks on a cutting board and slice them the long way in 1/2 inch slabs.

~ Turn the Spam blocks and cut them into 1/2 inch strips the other way.

~ Finally, turn the blocks so that you finish with 1/2 X 1/2 "cubes" of delicious Spam.

~ Dump the cubes into your frying pan with nothing else (at first)

~ Sprinkle on the Luzianne Cajun Spice and pepper to your liking.

~ Fry the cubes on high heat, turning and tumbling them with your wooden (don't gouge the hell out of the expensive non-stick cookware please...) spoon. Tumble - wait - tumble - wait - steal a piece out and eat it - tumble - wait - steal another piece - wait. Do this about 10 minutes, or until the cubes are beautifully, lightly crispy and browned. (...or until you notice you've eaten both cans of the stupid Spam!)~ (watch the video at the page bottom to see some actual movie footage of crackling Spam and Noodles!) - Shut off the heat when done.

~ Drain your noodles into a colander and leave them there to sulk and contemplate their existence, while you rinse their pot and return it (empty) to your stove.

~ Dump your fried Spam cubes from their frying pan and into the (now) empty noodle pot.

~ Now dump your noodles from their colander prison, into the aforementioned pot with the patiently waiting Spam cubes.

~ Turn on the heat to medium-high. Stir them both together with the (I'm starting to understand why we use "wooden" spoons in non-stick cookware) wooden spoon. Fry that glorious brown and noodle-yellow stuff for about 10-15 minutes, stirring regularly. Notice how you needed no additional butter or oil due to the coating ability of the Spam's natural fat (or whatever the hell it is...who cares, because it's Spam and Spam does not have to explain itself.)

~ Now ladle up heaping steaming plate-loads and eat hearty brother...eat hearty. You can throw some veggies on your plate if you want to imagine you are eating an actual full "meal" but why? Just enjoy simplicity for a change and make no apologies...it's comfort food anyway.

Cracklin' Spam and Noodles....YUM! (A Video)