Spam Musubi
Makes 8 Spam Musubis
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 can Low Sodium Spam
- 3 sheets Nori (Seaweed)
- 3 cups Rice
- 3 cups Water
- 3 tbsp Furikake
- 1/2 cup Soy Sauce
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 1/2 tbsp Mirin
- 1/2 tbsp Sake
- 1/2 tbsp Minced Garlic
- 1/2 tbsp Grated Ginger
Instructions
- 1
Rice:
- 2
Wash rice until water runs clear. Cook rice in a rice cooker or stovetop. Fluff rice when done and mix in furikake
- 3
Teriyaki Sauce:
- 4
Combine soy sauce, sugar, mirin, sake, minced garlic, and grated ginger. Mix until sugar is fully dissolved
- 5
Spam:
- 6
Cut Spam into 8 even slices and marinate Spam in teriyaki sauce for 30 minutes
- 7
Heat a non-stick pan to medium heat, and lightly brown Spam on both sides for 3-4 minutes, making sure to not burn the Spam
- 8
Turn heat to low, and pour in remaining sauce, and let it caramelize and thicken for 2-3 minutes, then set aside
- 9
Assembly:
- 10
Place a sheet of nori (seaweed) shiny side down on a clean surface, and cut it into three equal strips
- 11
Scoop about 1/4-1/2 cup of rice and press it into the musubi mold and press firmly and form rice
- 12
Place a slice of glazed Spam on top of the rice
- 13
Wrap the nori around the rice and Spam, putting the seam side down to seal the nori
- 14
To serve, cut in half, or wrap with plastic wrap to enjoy snacking on the go!