This is a very old family farm recipe to make a delicious meatmix called Spam that is used instead of meat. The special spice is medieval. It is called “nailgrit and rattlespice”. I replicated it in here from fresh ingredients. When a piece the size of a breadslice is fried in a pan, it develops a crispy crust with a soft meaty filling. Enough is made for the whole year when a hog is slaughtered in winter, packed in breadloaf pans till cooled, and cut to bread slice size. Individual slices wrapped and frozen, stays fresh till next winter. I ran out already this August, so I made 24 more pounds from an eight pound pork picnic shoulder. This recipe scales down well, so you can start with one pound of well marbled pork till your spam is perfect for you.
View original recipe on cookpad.comIn large stock pot, bring pork shoulder, bacon and spices to a boil. Skim off foam, simmer overnight, lid on.
Next morning, shred pork and bacon till mushed, set shoulder bone aside for soup, bring meat and broth to a slow boil. Use heavy wooden spoon to mix in 1 cup of buckwheat or rye and 1 cup spelt wheat flour at a time, keep stirring, keep adding, keep heating, spam will start puffing up, till mix is so stiff, stirring becomes difficult. The mix is ready when the spoon easily stands up by itself in the mix. You might need another pair of hands to hold the pan while you stir!
Flour or oil the breadpans, fill with warm spam mix, press down, cool. Each pan will hold 4 to 6 pounds. When solid, slice in quarter to half pound slices, sandwich size, wrap slices individually.
Fry on low heat in cast iron skillet with olive oil, butter, or lard, 5 minutes each side. Serve with green onion, or topped with Tbs of apple syrup. Eat like breakfast steak or sausages, or for lunch or dinner. Wrap left over spam sliced individually in plastic wrap or wax paper, freeze in freezer bags. Enjoy.
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