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Easy Spam Recipe
Whether you are packing lunches, feeding kids, or craving a nostalgic Hawaiian snack, this easy Spam Musubi recipe delivers every time!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 2 sheets nori - roasted seaweed cut into 4 strips
Rice
- 2 cups uncooked short grain white rice
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- ½ teaspoon salt
Spam Musubi Sauce
- 1 can spam sliced into 7
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- ½ tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce optional
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Instructions
- Wash and cook rice before slicing your spam into 7 slices.
- Combine ingredients to make the teriyaki sauce3 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, ½ tablespoon rice vinegar
- Heat an oiled pan to medium heat. Add Spam slices and cook until browned on both sides.
- Pour the sauce into the pan and lower to medium low heat.
- Cook until the sauce becomes glossy and sticky, flipping the Spam so each slice gets evenly coated with the glaze.
- Season rice with rice vinegar and salt.
- Cut Seaweed sheets into 4 rectangular-shape long strips and place under musubi mold.
- Add in 2 heaping Tablespoons of seasoned rice into Musubi Mold. If you do not have a Musubi mold you can use the spam can lined with plastic wrap or your hands to shape the rice
- Compress and shape the rice.
- Add in your glazed spam and wrap and seal the nori with a dab of water.
- If wrapping and saving for later, lay down on a square of plastic wrap.
- Twist to seal until musubi takes its signature shape and Enjoy!
Notes
• Use short grain white rice for the best texture. It holds together better than jasmine or long grain rice.
• Season the rice while it is still warm so the vinegar and salt distribute evenly without making the rice mushy.
• Pat the Spam dry before cooking to help it brown and caramelize properly in the pan.
• Let the sauce reduce until glossy and sticky, but remove it from heat before it gets too dark to avoid bitterness.
• Keep the rice warm while assembling so the nori wraps easily without cracking.
• If you do not have a musubi mold, a clean empty Spam can or lightly damp hands work just as well.
• Spam musubi is best enjoyed the same day, but leftovers can be wrapped tightly and refrigerated for up to 24 hours.
Nutrition
Calories: 248kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 9gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 1283mgPotassium: 234mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 39IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 1mg
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