Pilgrims's Process

This will either weird you out or win your heart.

I came across this sandwich today and decided I needed to try and make it. What follows is my attempt. If you like Spam and kimchi and are not lactose intolerant (which I guess would be lactose tolerant, but that sounds funny) you should give it a try.

Kogi’s description of the sandwich said that it had caramelized kimchi. I’m not entirely sure how to caramelized kimchi so I decided to combine kimchi, onions and a little sugar.

Onion.

Kimchi.

Together at last.

Next I decided to make a sauce (in lieu of Kogi’s salsa verde) so I mixed Sriracha, sesame oil, sesame seeds, seasoned rice vinegar, and some liquid from the kimchi

The lineup.

The finished product.

As the kimchi and onions finished cooking, I took a couple of slices of bread and put some pre-shredded-mexican-blend cheese on one side.

Ready for landing.

That looks just about right. Maybe not quite caramelized, but still delicious.

Top the cheese with the onions. Here’s the vegetarian version. If, however, you’re awesome, keep reading.

Here it is. Spam, glorious Spam. I used four slices for this sandwich. Save the rest to eat with rice and over-easy eggs: the breakfast of champions.

Fry it up.

Top the onions with that delectable grilled goodness.

Grill the bread on a low heat and let the cheese finish melting. The onion/kimchi mixture should have already gotten it most of the way there.

Next, toast the other side while applying the sauce. Then, assemble, slice and…

Enjoy.