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Stacked spam musubi on a plate.
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Hawaiian Spam Musubi

Discover the delicious taste of Hawaiian Spam Musubi, a flavorful blend of tender rice, seared spam, and homemade sauce. Perfect for lunch or a quick snack, this recipe brings the flavors of Hawaii right to your kitchen!
Course Appetizer, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Hawaiian
Keyword Hawaiian Spam Musubi
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 3 minutes
Total Time 8 minutes
Servings 4 Pieces
Calories 215kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups Rice of rice of choice
  • 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
  • 6 oz Less Sodium Spam about 1/2 of the can
  • 1 tbsp Cooking Oil neutral taste preferred
  • 4 Dried Seaweed Half Sheet

Instructions

  • Gather all the ingredients.
    Ingredients to make Hawaiian spam musubi on the countertop.
  • Slice the spam into slices that are 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick, based on your preference.
    Sliced spam.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine corn starch and water to make a corn starch slurry.
    Corn starch slurry in a bowl.
  • 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.
    Spam musubi sauce in a frying pan.
  • In a clean, large skillet, heat some cooking oil. Once the oil is hot, add the sliced spam. Cook the spam over medium heat for 60-90 seconds on each side until browned. Place the cooked spam on a plate and set it aside.
    Seared sliced spam in a frying pan.
  • Place a half sheet of seaweed on a flat surface. Put the musubi mold in the center. 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 spam, then place the spam sauce side down on the rice.
    Spam placed onto of rice musubi mold.
  • 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.
    Seaweed being closed to form spam musubi.

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Nutrition

Calories: 215kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 777mg | Potassium: 25mg | Sugar: 1g | Calcium: 3mg