Air Fried Spam Musubi

Discover the crispy delight of Air Fried Spam Musubi! This easy-to-make Hawaiian favorite combines seared spam with rice and homemade musubi sauce, all air-fried to perfection. Ideal for a quick lunch or snack, it's a tasty introduction to traditional Hawaiian flavors, perfect for enjoying on-the-go.

Course Lunch, Main Course, Snack

Cuisine Asian American, Asian Fusion, Hawaiian

Keyword air fry spam musubi

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 7

Total Time 12

Servings pieces

Calories 223kcal

Ingredients

Spam Musubi

2 Cups Rice of rice of choice
6 oz Less Sodium Spam about 1/2 of the can
4 Sheets Half Sheet Dried Seaweed
Cooking Oil Spray

Musubi Sauce

2 tbsp Japanese Sake
2 tbsp Sweetener your preferred sweetener
2 tbsp Soy Sauce
1 Clove Garlic
1/2 tsp Corn Starch
1 tsp Water

Instructions

Gather all the ingredients.
Slice the spam into slices that are 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick, based on your preference. Coat the air fryer basket with cooking oil and place sliced spam in a single layer. Air fry at 400F for 7-8 minutes without preheating.
In a mixing bowl, combine corn starch and water to make a corn starch slurry.
In a large skillet over medium heat, mix Japanese sake, soy sauce, grated garlic, and sweetener. Let the sauce come to a gentle boil, then lower the heat to a simmer. Stir in the corn starch slurry and simmer until the sauce thickens, about 30-45 seconds. Set it aside.
Cut half sheet of seaweed in 1 inch width and place on a flat surface. Put the musubi mold in the center and add 1/2 cup of rice into the mold, press it flat with the mold press and remove. Brush musubi sauce on one side of the air fried spam, then place the spam sauce side down on the rice.
At the top of the seaweed, place a few grains of rice in a line to act as glue. Fold the bottom of the seaweed up and over the spam, then fold the top down, using the rice to hold the seaweed in place. Repeat these steps for the rest of the musubi.

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