Homemade Gourmet SPAM Copycat Recipe | Chef Joshua Weissman

Ingredients

• 3 lbs (1.3kg) boneless pork Boston butt, cut into long, thin strips
• 1.5 lbs (680g) smoked ham, cut into long, thin strips
• ⅓ lb (150g) prosciutto di Parma, cut into long, thin strips
• 1 lb (450g) pork fatback, cut into thin strips
• ¼ cup (40g) Kosher salt
• 1.5 Tbsp (23g) granulated sugar
• 2 Tbsp (12g) nutritional yeast, ground into a fine powder
• 2.5 Tbsp (28g) potato starch
• 1.5 Tbsp (13g) cornstarch
• 1/2 tsp (1g) bay leaf powder
• 1 tsp (4g) Prague Powder #1
• 1/2 cup (120ml) ice water
• Cooking spray
• ½ cup (110g) mayo
• 3 cloves garlic, finely grated
• 1.5 tsp (2.5g) aleppo pepper
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• Unsalted butter, to taste
• 8 slices crusty bread (such as sourdough), cut to desired thickness
• 1-2 heirloom tomatoes, cut into ½” (12mm) thick slices
• 1 head butter lettuce, root removed and leaves separated
• 8-12 slices seared homemade SPAM