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B4 April 2015 MetroVanIndependent.com Lifestyle/Entertainment Recipe: Spicy Luncheon Meat Fried Rice EASY & DELICIOUS By Tota Mendez If you have left over rice and Spam, you're in for a treat! I learned to make this dish in Singapore many years ago. Not only it's inexpensive but packed with flavour! No salt required as the meat itself is already salty once rendered with the rice. It's a great snack on a Sunday afternoon or full on dinner with the family. You can use any type of frozen vegetables but I used a combination of peas, carrots and corn. Really tasty! Try it and you'll like it. Ingredients: • • • • • • • • • • 4 cups leftover Rice 1/4 tsp Onion Powder 1/2 tsp Sugar 1/4 tsp Chili Flakes 4 cloves Garlic - minced 1 cup of Frozen Vegetables of your choice 1 can Luncheon Meat - quartered to bite size pieces 1 tsp Oyster Sauce 2 to 3 tbsp of Soy Sauce Pepper to taste Scrambled Eggs (optional) Directions: 1. Pre-heat wok with oil on medium high heat. 2. Add the luncheon meat and fry until it looks crispy on the outside. Set it aside. 3. Saute garlic in the same oil until Photo by Tota Mendez Spicy Luncheon Meat Fried Rice. fragrant. Add Chili flakes and cook for another minute. 4. Add frozen vegetables and fry until it's a bit scorched but not burnt. Add rice, sugar, onion powder, oyster sauce, soy sauce and mix well. Add in the meat and season with pepper. Mix well to incorporate the flavour of the meat in the rice. 5. Top with scrambled fried egg pieces and serve immediately. Tota Mendez is a singer-songwriter. Her travels and adventures across North America and Asia while touring with a band were her inspirations to create and adapt easy dishes.