Harumaki: Japanese Spring Rolls with Spam

(Original Post Date: April 17, 2010)

What is Harumaki? It’s a Japanese Spring Roll. And what would a Mika recipe be without the use of Spam? Haha! Now that I’m on a Spam kick, I seem to be finding myself using it in everything pork-related these days…

Spam Harumaki:

1 can Spam Lite
9 oz raw pork loin (2 small pork loins, fat trimmed off)
1 c. shitake mushrooms
1 can (8 oz) bamboo shoots
3 stalks green onions
1 1/2 T. soy sauce
2 T. sugar
1 T. sesame oil
2 T. potato starch
2 T. water
1 pkg. spring roll wrappers

1. Finely slice shitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and green onions.

2. Put spam and raw pork into work bowl of a food processor. Pulse until finely ground.

3. Heat 1 T. canola oil in a large wok. Cook the spam and pork on medium high heat until fully cooked.

4. Add the shitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, soy sauce, and sugar, cook for 2-3 minutes.

5. Mix the potato starch into water, and add to the wok, cook 1 more minute.

6. Allow the harumaki filling to cool to room temperature.

7. To fill the spring roll wrappers, lay one sheet out on a cutting board. Wet the edges of the wrapper with water, all the way around the perimeter.

8. Place 2 T. of filling into one corner. Fold the bottom up over the filling. Fold the sides of the wrapper inward, and roll upwards across the cutting board.