Easy Spam Musubi (30 Minutes)
Soy-glazed Spam is layered over warm, sticky rice and wrapped with nori. This easy spam musubi recipe is ready in just 30 minutes. No musubi mold is needed! You can shape the rice right in the empty Spam can.
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked short grain rice
- 12 oz spam low-sodium kind
- 1 sheet nori
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil
Musubi Glaze
- 2 tablespoon regular soy sauce or light soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon mirin
- 2 tablespoon sake
Rice Seasoning
- ½ teaspoon white granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- Mix the sugar, salt, and rice vinegar into the hot cooked rice with a rice paddle. Cover to keep it warm and prevent it from drying out while you prepare the spam.
- Slice the spam loaf lengthwise into 5 even slices. Wash and reserve the empty spam can to use as a rice mold later.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, mirin, and sake. Set aside.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a large pan over medium heat. Fry the spam for 2 minutes per side until golden brown. Pour in the glaze and simmer until it reduces into a thick, glossy syrup that clings to the spam. Transfer to a parchment-lined plate and let cool slightly.
- Line the reserved spam can with plastic wrap. Divide the warm rice into 5 equal portions. Using a wet rice paddle, add one portion to the can and press firmly into a tight, level block. Lift the plastic wrap to remove the rice block, then repeat with the remaining rice.
- Cut the nori lengthwise into 2-inch-wide strips. Place a glazed spam slice on each rice block and wrap a strip of nori tightly around the middle. Dampen the edge with water to seal.
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Nutrition
Calories: 409kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 1650mg | Potassium: 332mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 26IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg