Spam musubi is a fun on the go snack in Hawaii. They are so very simple to make and they are so good. Lani just loves them, she ate a 1/2 of one all by herself. I love spam although I have to confess I did not eat it until I was pregnant with Lani then I would eat it straight out of the can. I found this recipe on www.sushiday.com even thought it is very easy to make I thought you might want the directions for it. Please try it and don’t let the thought of spam put you off because it is so enjoyable and you can keep them in the fridge and eat them in the go for breakfast in the morning instead of stopping at McDonald’s.
Ingredients
- 2-3 sheets nori
- 2 cups rice
- 2 cups water
- 1 can spam
- 1/4 cup shoyu
- 1/4 cup oyster sauce
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
Cooking Directions
- Cook the rice, using equal parts rice and water. I use a rice cooker, but you can also cook it on the stove if you don’t have a rice cooker.
- Mix the shoyu, oyster sauce, and sugar in a bowl until the sugar is completely dissolved.
- Cut the spam into about 10 pieces, horizontally (like you are slicing the top off each time). Keep the can!
- Place the span in the shoyu mix, marinate for about 5 minutes.
- Put the oil in a frying pan, heat over medium heat.
- Fry the marinated spam until brown, about 2 minutes on each side.
- Cut the nori into strips about 2.5 inches wide.
- Wash the can that the spam was in very well.
- Fill the can loosely with rice, then pack the rice into the can very tightly. It should end up about an inch or so thick. Update: To get the rice out of the can, I slammed the can upside down on the cutting board until the rice came out. You might also try to line the can with plastic wrap before you pack the rice, so it’s easy to pull it out.
- Place the rice on one end of the nori, so that they are perpendicular.
- Place a slice of spam on the rice.
- Wrap the nori around the spam/rice stack. Hold closed for a few seconds, it should stick. If it doesn’t stay closed, use a drop of water to close it.