Turkey Spam Musubi Recipe

Turkey Spam Musubi on a plate with cucumber slices

Turkey Spam Musubi Recipe

Course: Appetizer, Side Dish

Cuisine: Hawaiian

Keyword: musubi, sushi, turkey

Prep Time: 30

Cook Time: 1

Total Time: 1 30

Servings:

Calories: 265kcal

Author: Sharon Wong

Cost: $9

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.

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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

Rinse and cook rice in a rice cooker with water up to the 3 scoop line.
Heat up a large non-stick frying pan on medium heat (3-5 minutes).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Repeat with remaining amounts of rice, nori and Spam.
Cut each musubi log with a moistened serrated knife into four pieces and serve. Cut them smaller into 6 pieces if serving as appetizers.
Have a moistened paper towel handy to clean the knife in between cuts or wash the knife as needed.

Notes

Nutritional facts are approximate.

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