Description
These crispy Spam fries are breaded in panko and air fried until golden brown. An easy Hawaiian inspired snack with a katsu-style crunch, ready in under 20 minutes.
Ingredients
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Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat: Preheat your air fryer to 350°F.
- Cut the Spam: Cut the Spam into slices how you normally would, then stack them up and slice them again, the long way, to create the fries shape.
- Set up breading station: Pour the flour into a bowl. Crack the two eggs into another bowl and whisk together. Then pour the panko into a third bowl.
- Bread the Spam: Take each piece of Spam and dunk and roll it in the flour, then the eggs, and finally the panko. Set aside on a plate or cutting board. For thicker breading, dunk the Spam in the eggs and panko a second time.
- First cook: Once all the pieces of Spam are breaded, spray nonstick cooking spray on the surface of your air fryer and carefully place them inside. Spray a little more cooking spray on the tops of the Spam fries. Cook for about 10 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Flip and cook: Flip all the Spam fries over, spray a little more cooking spray, and put back in for 5-6 minutes, or until golden brown. Keep an eye on them at this point because it may not take that long.
- Serve: Take them out and serve immediately with your favorite dipping sauce!
Notes
- For uniform cooking, cut the Spam sticks roughly the same size, about the size of steak fries.
- Double bread the Spam (egg + panko twice) for extra crunchy katsu-style coating.
- Press the panko into the Spam after coating to help it stick during cooking.
- Don’t skip the cooking spray. It’s what helps the panko turn golden brown in the air fryer.
- Best dipped in tonkatsu sauce, sriracha mayo, or Bachan’s Japanese BBQ sauce.
- Best eaten fresh from the air fryer. Reheat leftovers at 350°F for 2-3 minutes to crisp back up.
- Prep Time: 8
- Cook Time: 16
- Category: Snack
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: Hawaiian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 340 kcal
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 1240mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 14g
- Cholesterol: 120mg