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Spam musubi with egg served on a plate.
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Spam Musubi with Egg

Discover how to make Spam Musubi with Egg, a tasty blend of Hawaiian and Japanese flavors! This easy recipe features crispy spam, sweet Japanese-style eggs, and homemade Musubi Sauce, all wrapped in seaweed. Perfect for a satisfying lunch or snack, you'll love bringing this delicious dish to your kitchen. Enjoy a fun and simple cooking experience!
Course Appetizer, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Asian Fusion, Hawaiian, Japanese
Keyword Spam Musubi with Egg
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 4 pieces
Calories 289kcal

Ingredients

Spam

  • 2 Cups Rice of rice of choice
  • 6 oz Less Sodium Spam about 1/2 of the can
  • 1 tbsp Cooking Oil neutral taste preferred
  • 2 sheets Seaweed half sheets cut folded length-wise in half, around 1 inch thick and 6 inch length

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

Egg

  • 4 Eggs
  • 2 tbsp Dashi
  • 2 tbsp Japanese Sake
  • 4 tsp Sweetener your preferred sweetener

Instructions

  • Gather all the ingredients.
    Ingredients for spam musubi with egg on the countertop.
  • Slice the spam into slices that are 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick, based on your preference.
    Sliced spam on a cutting board.
  • 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 1 minute. Set it aside.
    Spam musubi sauce in a frying pan.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine eggs, dashi, Japanese sake, and sweetener. Use a hand whisk to beat the egg mixture until well combined.
    Egg mixture for spam musubi in a bowl.
  • Coat a frying pan with cooking spray oil and place it over medium-low heat. Once the pan is heated, pour in the egg mixture, cover and cook for 2-4 minutes, flip and cook until the eggs are no longer runny.
    Egg mixture for spam musubi in a bowl.
  • Use the musubi mold to punch out 4 egg rectangles and set them aside. You can serve the remaining eggs on the side or discard them.
    Egg punched out with a musubi mold.
  • 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 2-3 minutes on each side until browned. Place the cooked spam on a plate and set it aside.
    Seared sliced spam in a frying pan.
  • Place seaweed strips cut to 1 inch thickness on a flat surface. Position the musubi mold in the center and add 1/2 cup of rice into the mold, pressing it flat with the mold press before removing it. Place the egg on top, brush with musubi sauce, and add the seared spam on top.
    Spam and egg placed onto rice molded with a 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: 289kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 194mg | Sodium: 1118mg | Potassium: 105mg | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 239IU | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 1mg