Quick & Easy Spam Musubi
Spam Musubi. Pan-fried spam glazed with a homemade teriyaki sauce packed with sushi rice and wrapped in roasted seaweed. An incredibly delicious and popular Hawaiian dish that is quick and easy with simple ingredients!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 5 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 3 cups sushi rice (cooked or see Notes below for how much uncooked sushi rice to use )
- 12 oz spam (low sodium kind ideally)
- 1 sheet nori
- 1 tsp vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
- 2 tbsp regular soy sauce
- 2 tbsp mirin
- 2 tbsp sake (cooking kind)
- 1/2 tsp white granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp rice vinegar (or apple cider vinegar/white vinegar)
Instructions
- 1
Season hot cooked rice with sugar, salt and rice vinegar. Cover and let it cool down to room temperature as you prepare other ingredients.
- 2
Lay spam on a clean surface. Cut spam into 5 equal pieces for the perfect thickness. Clean and reserve the spam can for later as a mold.
- 3
In a small bowl, combine regular soy sauce, mirin, and sake to make the teriyaki sauce.
- 4
Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet on medium heat. Fry slices of spam in a single layer for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes per side, until pinkish golden brown. Do not go above medium-high heat.
- 5
Pour teriyaki sauce over cooked spam slices and let it fry in sauce for 1 minute on each side until it becomes a thick glaze. Immediately remove the spam from hot pan and transfer to an oiled plate to prevent the spam from sticking to plate. Note: Do not leave spam in pan as the teriyaki glaze will start to burn it with the residual heat.
- 6
Line the clean can with a large piece of plastic wrap.
- 7
Divide seasoned rice into 5 equal portions using a wet rice paddle. Scoop 1 equal amount of rice into the bottom of the can.
- 8
Cover the rice with the plastic wrap. Then using your fingers, pack the rice into base of can until top is flat. Be careful not to cut yourself along the sharp edges of the can, feel free to use a utensil to help you with this step. Remove the block of white rice from can by pulling the cling film out and unwrap it on a cutting board.
- 9
Cut your nori sheet horizontally into 5 equal sized strips with scissors. Wet your hands with a little water to prevent the rice from sticking and place sliced spam on top of rice with the shiny side up. Wrap a strip of seaweed around the whole piece. Enjoy!