Spam Musubi Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups short-grain rice
• 2 1/4 cups water
• 1 can (12 oz) Spam
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons mirin
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 sheets nori seaweed
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Instructions

1. Rinse rice until water runs clear, drain.
2. Cook rice with water in a rice cooker or on stovetop.
3. While rice cooks, slice Spam into 8 equal pieces.
4. In a small bowl, mix soy sauce, sugar, and mirin.
5. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
6. Cook Spam slices for 2-3 minutes per side until golden.
7. Add sauce mixture and cook for 1 minute, turning to coat.
8. Remove from heat and set aside.
9. Mix cooked rice with vinegar and salt.
10. Cut nori sheets in half lengthwise.
11. Using a musubi mold or your hands, form rice into rectangles.
12. Top each rice rectangle with a Spam slice.
13. Wrap with nori strip, moistening edge to seal.
14. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve.