Doctor Polynesian's Jammin' Ham 'n' Spam

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs smoked brown sugar ham, cut into 1/2-inch thick steaks (or mixture of ham or spam) or 3 lbs spam, sliced (or mixture of ham or spam)
• 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained (optional) or 1 fresh pineapple, cored peeled and cut into chunks (optional)
• 2 -3 green bell peppers, cut into chunks (optional)
• 1 large onion, cut into wedges
• steamed long grain jasmine rice (optional)
• 1 cup brown sugar style barbecue sauce
• 1 cup crushed pineapple in juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons yellow mustard
• 1 tablespoon grated ginger
• 1 tablespoon light molasses
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 tablespoon mirin
• 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 2 teaspoons dark sesame oil or 2 teaspoons hot sesame oil

Recipe

• 1 simmer sauce ingredients over low heat 30 minutes.
• 2 use sauce immediately, or allow to cool and puree for a smoother texture.
• 3 apply to grilled ham steaks or spam (grill outdoors or on the george foreman grill).
• 4 cooked/smoked meats need only to be heated through and have some nice grill marks, so place steaks on a very hot grill, then turn halfway for a cross-hatched effect.
• 5 cook pineapple, onion and green pepper in a grill pan/skillet or on skewers if you are using, basted with a little sauce). if you use bamboo skewers, soak them 30 minutes submerged in cold water prior to loading with veggies (otherwise they might burn on the grill).
• 6 serve it all on top of steamed jasmine rice, if desired.