Spam musubi is a popular Hawaiian snack, known for its portability when wrapped in cellophane. There are several ways to form Spam musubi. You can use a Spam musubi rice mold or a small Spam can with the ends removed to form your Spam musubi.
Instructions
Prepare the Rice
1. Soak 2 to 3 cups of rice in cold water. Rinse the rice grains until the water runs clear.
2. Drain the water from the rice and put the rice in a pot with 3 to 4 cups of water, depending on the variety of rice you are using. Let the rice soak for at least 30 minutes.
3. Bring the rice and water to a boil and reduce the heat to low. Let the rice boil for 15 minutes, or until all of the water is absorbed and the rice is soft.
4. Set the rice aside to cool.
Prepare the Spam
5. Stir the soy sauce, oyster sauce and sugar together in a bowl until the sugar dissolves. You will use this mixture as a sauce or marinade. Instead of oyster sauce, you could also use rice wine or sake.
6. Slice the Spam into 8 to 10 pieces, or to the desired thickness.
7. Marinate the Spam in the sauce you prepared in step 1. You can also soak the sliced Spam in the sauce after you cook it.
8. Fry the Spam slices in a pan until they are browned and slightly crispy. Set the fried Spam slices aside.
Make the Spam Musubi
9. Cut the nori in half lengthwise. Put it in a sealed bag or container when you aren't using it so it doesn't become tough.
10. Position the Spam musubi rice mold over the center of a piece of the nori. Position the rice mold so that its longest side is perpendicular to the nori's longest side.
11. Spread about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of the cooked rice into the bottom of the rice mold.
12. Put a slice of the fried Spam on top of the rice and use the rice press to compact the Spam musubi. Remove the mold from the Spam musubi.
13. Wrap one end of the nori around the Spam musubi and press it to the rice. Moisten the other end, wrap it over the Spam musubi and press it to other end of the nori.
14. Repeat steps 2 to 5 with the remaining fried Spam slices.
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