Canned Ham Bites

By Booper-2

Ingredients

• (Bites Batter)
• 1 1 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 5 5 5 large eggs
• 1 1 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
• (Bites Breading)
• 20 20 20 saltine crackers
• 4 4 4 cups kettle cooked potato chips
• (Bites Filling)
• 1 1 1 can chopped pork and ham product (recommended: Spam)
• Handful Handful sliced pickles
• 2 2 2 pounds cream cheese
• All-purpose flour for hands
• Vegetable oil, for frying

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 34mins
Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

Batter: Combine all of the ingredients in a medium mixing bowl.

Breading: Pulse the crackers and potato chips in a food processor until finely ground. Transfer the mixture to a shallow bowl.

Filling: Cut the canned meat into chunks and put it into a food processor with the pickle slices. Pulse until the mixture becomes chunky. Do not overmix.

Roll pieces of the cream cheese into 1 1/2-ounce balls with floured hands to avoid sticking. Fatten each ball with the palm of your hand. Portion out the meat mixture to match the amount of cheese balls. Put a portion of the meat into the middle of a cheese ball and fold the cheese over the meat to enclose. Once you have a ball formed, dip it in the batter and then roll it in the cracker mixture. Repeat with the remaining cheese balls and meat.

Heat about 1-inch of vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Gently fry the bites, in batches, until golden brown. Remove them from the oil to a serving platter and enjoy!