Spam Musubi

5 from 154 votes

Spam musubi is an easy snack or lunch made with rice topped with fried slices of spam and wrapped in nori seaweed. Add sweet and savory teriyaki sauce, furikake, and egg (tamagoyaki) for a delicious Hawaiian snack!

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time10

Course: lunch, Snack

Cuisine: Asian, Hawaiian

Servings:

Calories: 215kcal

Equipment

Musubi Mold

Ingredients

3 slices spam sliced ⅓ inch thick; See Note 1
3 pieces nori cut 2 to 3 inches thick
1 ½ cups cooked short or medium-grain rice packed
1 tablespoon furikake (optional)

Teriyaki Spam Musubi Sauce (Optional)

2 teaspoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons mirin or sake, white wine

Instructions

Pan-fry spam: Heat a pan over medium-high heat and fry the spam slices in a bit of oil. Optional sauce: In the last 2 minutes of cooking, add the soy sauce, sugar, and mirin to the pan and let it reduce and coat the spam pieces.
Form rice layer: Add ½ cup of cooked rice to an empty spam container lined with plastic wrap or to a musubi mold. Firmly press it down with the back of a spoon or the mold lid. Aim for 1⅔ inch height or more, depending on the thickness of the spam slices. Add more rice if needed. If using, sprinkle furikake on top. Repeat with the remaining rice for a total of three musubi.
Add spam and nori: Place the spam slices on top of the rice and wrap the musubi with strips of nori, placing it seam side down. If using, brush any remaining musubi sauce on top of the spam and serve. Enjoy!

Notes

Spam - If you prefer less salt, use low-sodium Spam (which is what I used). Regular spam can be quite salty for some, so I recommend using thinner slices or adding more rice.

Leftovers: Store in an airtight container for 3 days in the fridge.

Reheat: Microwave for 20 seconds at a time until warm.

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