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spam fritters

SPAM Fritters

Chris Collins
Slices of SPAM deep-fried in beer batter
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine 🇬🇧 British
Servings 8 fritters
Calories 310 kcal
How Difficult Easy

Ingredients
 
 

  • 350 g Spam 1 can
  • 130 g Plain Flour
  • 240 ml COLD Beer
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • ¼ tsp White Pepper
  • ¼ tsp Sea salt
  • Oil for deep frying

Optional:

  • 8 slices Cheddar cheese
  • Dijon mustard as needed

Instructions
 

  • Remove spam from tin (follow instructions on can, make sure it comes out whole). Place on chopping board and slice into 8 equal sized wedges. I find this easiest by halving (2), halving those halves (4), then halving each of those (8).
  • Lay each wedge flat and very lightly spread with dijon mustard (not too much, just enough for the cheese to stick ~½ tsp). Lay each slice of cheese on top and firmly press down so it sticks to the spam.
  • Combine flour in a bowl with baking powder, white pepper and salt. Making sure the cheese stays intact, carefully (but thoroughly) coat each fritter in flour.
  • At this point pour 750ml-1litre oil in a deep pan and heat it to 180°C/356°F.
  • Once all the fritters are coated in the flour pour in the COLD beer. Use a whisk to stir (don't over beat or the bubbles with burst, some small lumps are fine). If you go OTT with the beer and it's too thin just mix in a few pinches more flour, vice versa with the flour. Again, you want the batter as airy and cold as possible so don't beat the hell out of it.
  • Use a fork to lower the fritters into the batter, allow them to fully coat, then carefully transfer into the hot oil. Work in batches of 3-4. You want to work fairly quickly as you want the batter to be as cold and bubbly as possible.
  • Once the fritters are in the oil the temp will drop, so try and keep it at a steady 180°C/356°F (increase the heat as needed). Allow them to fry for a couple of minutes, then flip and continue cooking until golden. Remove one by one and place on a wire rack with paper towels UNDERNEATH (don't place them straight on paper towels or they'll go soggy). Repeat with the second batch.

Nutrition

Calories: 310kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 12gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 8gFiber: 1gSugar: 1g
Keyword batter, British, luncheon meat, SPAM
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