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Homemade Hawaiian Spam Musubi on a wooden cutting board, showcasing layers of rice, Spam, and nori roasted seaweed.
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Spam Musubi Recipe

You don't need to fly to Hawaii to try this tasty, authentic Hawaiian Spam Musubi. With this easy recipe, you can make it yourself at home!
Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Lunch
Cuisine: Hawaiian
Keyword: Musubi, Spam
Servings: 8
Calories: 317kcal
Author: Erica Walker

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces Spam
  • 1/4 cup oyster sauce
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • Nori roasted seaweed used for sushi, cut into halves or thirds
  • 6 cups cooked sushi rice WITHOUT the vinegar mixture added --Click HERE for the Sushi Rice Recipe
  • furikake (optional)

Instructions

  • Slice the Spam into about 8-10 slices depending on how thick you like it. Place it in a Ziplock bag. Mix oyster sauce, soy sauce, and sugar until sugar is dissolved and add to the bag with the Spam. Marinate for 15 minutes.
    Sliced Spam marinating in oyster sauce, soy sauce, and sugar for Spam Musubi.
  • Drain off marinade and fry Spam on each side over medium heat until slightly crispy or until desired doneness.
    Sliced Spam frying in a skillet, preparing the meat for Hawaiian Spam Musubi recipe.
  • Place a strip of nori roasted seaweed on a cutting board (shiny side down). Place your Musubi mold across the middle of the nori.
    A strip of Nori roasted seaweed under a Spam Musubi mold on a cutting board.
  • Add Sushi Rice to the mold, pressing down firmly and evenly so there is about 1-1 1/2 inches of rice. Dip the mold and your fingers in water as you go to prevent sticking.
    Pressed sushi rice in a Musubi mold demonstrating how to make Spam Musubi.
  • Optional: Add a sprinkling of furikake (a mixture of sesame seeds and little bits of nori) for extra flavor.
    Sushi rice in a Musubi mold sprinkled with furikake seasoning to show how to make Spam Musubi.
  • Next, remove the mold from the rice. Now you will have a nice little block of rice right on the nori. Add a slice of cooked Spam on top of the rice.
    Musubi mold next to an unwrapped Spam Musubi showing how to mold the rice to the shape of the spam.
  • Wrap up one side of the nori and stick it to the top of the SPAM, then wrap up the other side. Just like you are wrapping a nice little package. Use a little water on your finger to seal if needed. Serve warm.
    Spam Musubi Hawaiian snack next to a musubi mold on a cutting board to demonstrate the shaping process.

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Notes

Storing and Reheating

If not eating immediately, wrap each musubi very tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate. Wrapping the musubi will help keep it all together and also help the rice to not dry out so quickly. I wrap it while it is still very hot so all that steam stays inside. Refrigerate Spam musubi within 2 hours of making it (1 hour if the temperature is above 90°F). If you're packing it for lunch, keep it cold in an insulated lunchbox with ice packs. To refrigerate, place the wrapped musubi pieces in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. To re-heat, remove the plastic wrap, then wrap the in a damp paper towel and microwave for 45 seconds or until heated through.

Nutrition

Calories: 317kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 1210mg | Potassium: 202mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.6mg