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Turkey Spam Musubi on a plate with cucumber slices

Turkey Spam Musubi Recipe

Turkey Spam musubi is leaner version of a Hawaiian treat Spam musubi, a piece of pan fried and seasoned Spam with rice, wrapped with nori.

Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine Hawaiian
Keyword musubi, sushi, turkey
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 265 kcal
Author Sharon Wong

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups short grain or Calrose rice (3 scoops/muk)
  • 1 can Spam Oven Roasted Turkey or low sodium or classic
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil or neutral tasting oil
  • 1/4 cup teriyaki sauce
  • 4 sheets nori

Instructions

  1. Rinse and cook rice in a rice cooker with water up to the 3 scoop line.
  2. Heat up a large non-stick frying pan on medium heat (3-5 minutes).

  3. Tap the can of Spam on a cutting board until it slides out (give the sides a squeeze while tapping to release). Place spam flat side down and cut into 8 equally sized pieces that are the shape of the Spam container lid.

  4. Pour 1 teaspoon of oil into the frying pan, swirl to coat, and fry the pieces of Spam for 2-3 minutes on medium heat on each side. If using Spam with pork, I recommend using a paper towel to blot some of the oil before proceeding.

  5. Brush with the Spam pieces with teriyaki sauce (or soy sauce/sugar mixture), flip, repeat until both side are seasoned and the Spam is slightly brown, set aside.

  6. When the rice finishes cooking, place a full sized sheet of nori on a cutting board (shiny side down, rough side up) and place the musubi mold on the nori, across the center.

  7. Add small scoops of rice into the mold and gently spread and pat down so that there’s a ½ inch layer of rice (2-3 small scoops). Press down gently with the press and add two slices of spam, add another ½ inch of rice, press down with the press.

  8. Holding the press in place, very carefully remove the mold and fold the nori over the Spam musubi. Flip the spam musubi logs over and set aside until ready to cut.

  9. Repeat with remaining amounts of rice, nori and Spam.

  10. Cut each musubi log with a moistened serrated knife into four pieces and serve. Cut them smaller into 6 pieces if serving as appetizers.

  11. Have a moistened paper towel handy to clean the knife in between cuts or wash the knife as needed.

Recipe Notes

Nutritional facts are approximate.

Nutrition Facts
Turkey Spam Musubi Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 265 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 26mg9%
Sodium 739mg32%
Potassium 239mg7%
Carbohydrates 45g15%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 11g22%
Vitamin A 68IU1%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 9mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.