Spam Musubi スパムむすび
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5.0
54 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Additional Time
40 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
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Servings
6 musubi
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Calories
214 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Hawaiian-Japanese Fusion
Spam Musubi スパムむすび
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Iconic Hawaiian food Spam Musubi can be made with pantry staple rice and a Spam tin with minimal effort with step by step photo instruction.
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Ingredients
Spam Musubi
- 1.5 cup/310g rice (uncooked) *1
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds *2
- 1 Nori seaweed sheet
- 1 can of small Spam 7oz(200g) *3
- 2 tsp vegetable oil
Spam Sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sake *4
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar *5
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp katakuriko (potato starch) *6
- 1 tbsp water
Instructions
- Cook rice according to your rice cooker instruction or see the recipe *7
- When the rice been cooked, sprinkle toasted sesame seeds into the rice and combine them.
- Cut the nori sheet into 6 strips and set aside.
- Open the spam tin and carefully wash the empty tin for later use.
- Slice the spam ham into 6 slices of even thickness, lengthwise.
- Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
- Add the sliced Spam. Cook and brown one side for about 2-3 min.
- Flip them all and cook and brown thoroughly for another 2-3 min. *8
- Turn the heat off and transfer the spam slices on to a kitchen paper lined plate. Set aside.
- Clean and remove all the oil left in the frying pan and add all sauce ingredients into the pan over low heat.
- Stir continuously and when the sauce is thickened, put the Spam slices back into the frying pan and coat the spam with the sauce. Turn the heat off.
- Line the washed spam tin with cling wrap and put 1/6 of the cooked rice into the tin.
- Press the rice down with a Japanese pestle or with your hand.
- Remove the pressed rice with cling wrap by pulling out the end of cling wrap.
- Open up the cling wrap. Top with a fried spam. *9
- Place the nori strip over on the centre of the spam and wrap over the spam and rice ball (musubi).
- Tack both ends of nori strip under the Spam musubi.
Notes
- *1 Choose short grain Japonica such as "Koshihikari" because they are sticky enough to keep the shape and will not crumble.
- *2 If you prefer, instead of adding sesame seeds to the cooked rice, you can sprinkle Furikake rice seasonings over top of the plain cooked rice ball.
- *3 Do not discard the tin. Wash the tin and use it as the rice ball mould. The smaller size Spam tin is perfect height for this.
- Also if you prefer, you can replace Spam with firm Tofu pieces instead. Slice about same thickness and place the tin over the piece and cut around the tin.
- *4 If you don't have sake ( Japanese rice wine), you can substitute this with Chinese wine or dry sherry.
- *5 If you don't have rice vinegar, you can substitute with white wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar.
- *6 If you don't have potato starch you can substitute with cornstarch.
- *7 See How to cook rice Japanese way
- *8 This step is important to render some fats off Spam slices.
- *9 If you are going to use Furikake rice seasoning sprinkle the furikake over the pressed rice ball at this stage.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
214kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Cholesterol
40mg
(13%)
Sodium
968mg
(40%)
Potassium
251mg
(7%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
22IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
13mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6musubi
Amount Per Serving
Calories 214 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 214kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 40mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 968mg | 40% |
| Potassium | 251mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 22IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 13mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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