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Several Spam Musubi's which are Spam slices on top of a bed of rice wrapped in nori.

Hawaiian Spam Musubi Recipe

Grace Stewart
You'll love the sweet and salty flavors of this iconic Hawaiian tasty snack! This Hawaiian Spam Musubi Recipe is super easy to make and it's ready to enjoy in about 15 minutes!
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Prep Time 6 minutes
Cook Time 9 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine American, Hawaiian
Servings 4 people
Calories 799 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Skillet
  • 1 rice mold musubi maker this is optional, but it makes making your Spam musubi just that much easier!

Ingredients
  

  • 1 can Spam cut into 8 equal slices
  • 8 strips nori I used 2 sheets of nori and cut the seaweed into 7" x 1" strips; there are approximately 5 strips of nori per sheet, so you'll need 2 sheets and will have a little nori leftover if you cut the sheets to this size
  • 6 tablespoon teriyaki sauce you can use a prepared sauce like Kikkoman's or see the notes below for an easy recipe to make your own teriyaki sauce
  • 3 cups rice this refers to cooked short grain rice like you would use for sushi rice; it's best to use this as this short grain rice will stick together better than long grain rice
  • olive oil optional - you most likely will not need oil to cook the Spam, but if your Spam slices start to stick in your skillet when frying you can add a little bit to loosen them up

Instructions
 

  • Slice the Spam into 8 equal slices, and prepare 3 cups of cooked short grain rice/sushi rice (without the vinegar).
    A can of Spam alongside slices of Spam.
  • Cut the nori into strips approximately 7" x 1". Scissors are a great way to cut the nori!
    A can of Spam, slices of nori, and a container of Teriyaki sauce.
  • Fry the slices of Spam in a large skillet on medium high heat for around 3-4 minutes per side until they are golden brown. If your Spam starts to stick to your pan, you can add a little bit of oil to loosen it up.
    Slices of fried Spam in a large skillet.
  • Lower the heat to medium, and then add the teriyaki sauce. Cook the Spam in the teriyaki sauce for about 30 seconds per side.
    A skillet containing slices of fried Spam. There is a hand holding a small bowl with teriyaki sauce poised above the skillet.
  • Lay the nori down and place the musubi mold over the nori as pictured. This should be placed perpendicularly to the strip of nori in the middle of the strip.
    A slice of nori on a wooden cutting board, topped with part of a musubi maker.
  • Add 2 to 3 spoonfuls of cooked rice into the musubi mold, and then use the presser to press firmly down on the rice.
    A strip of nori topped with a pink musubi maker. There is a bed of rice in the musubi maker and there is the presser part of the musubi maker poised over the bed of rice ready to press it down.
  • Now add a slice of Spam on top of the rice in the musubi mold.
    A strip of nori topped with a pink musubi maker containing a bed of rice topped with a slice of Spam.
  • Remove the mold. Use water to moisten the top of the nori strip, and then wrap the nori strip over the Spam and rice. The moistened part should lay on top of the other part of the strip so that the ends will stick together.
    Strip of nori topped with a bed of rice and a slice of Spam. There is a finger pressing down at the top edge of the nori.
  • Enjoy your Spam musubi IMMENSELY!
    Several Spam Musubi's which are Spam slices on top of a bed of rice wrapped in nori.

Notes

I've used regular Classic Spam for this recipe.  If you are watching your salt, there is a less sodium version of Spam that you can use. 
If you'd like to make your own teriyaki sauce, combine 3 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1.5 tablespoon of sugar, and 1.5 tablespoon of mirin and mix well for use in this recipe. 
I highly recommend using a musubi mold as it makes making your Spam musubi that much easier!  However if you don't have a musubi mold, simply use your hands to shape the rice into a bed of rice that mimics the shape of the slice of Spam.  
I've used both long grain and short grain rice for my musubi making.  From my experience I can certainly recommend short grain over long grain!

Nutrition

Calories: 799kcalCarbohydrates: 119gProtein: 23gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 2240mgPotassium: 575mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 104IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 2mg
Keyword hand held snack, musubi, spam musubi
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