Canned Ham Bites

  • 1
  • 30 mins
  • 34 mins

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

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!