spam musubi

How To Make spam musubi

• Step 1
  Prepare the ingredients: Cut the Nori sheets in half lengthwise. Use a rice cooker to prepare the sushi rice and allow to cool. When rice is ready, begin step 2.
• Step 2
  Slice the Spam into eight equal pieces. If you like it less meaty, then slice it into 10 equal pieces.
• Step 3
  In a small bowl, mix some soy sauce and sugar. How much of each? It's all up to you. Some like it more sweet, others like it salty. Start with equal amounts, and adjust to taste.
• Step 4
  Fry the Spam slices in a dry saute pan. After 1 to 2 minutes, pour the soy sauce–sugar mix over the Spam—the mix will effortlessly soak into the crisping Spam pores, making it more salty (as if that were even possible) and a tad sweet as the sugar caramelizes. Keep frying it until you reach your desired level of crispness. Once done, transfer the Spam to a plate.
• Step 5
  You should already have the Nori and rice ready to go. Work quickly or the Spam will no longer be hot and crisp by the time the musubis are assembled.
• Step 6
  Place a Nori strip on your work surface. Place the musibi maker in the center of the strip, narrow side up. Use the rice paddle to scoop a generous mound of rice into the mold. Use the musubi-maker handle to press down on the rice. Press hard. The last thing you want is floppy, unpressed rice--that just makes it difficult to eat.
• Step 7
  Shake a thin layer of furikake over the rice (right); lay a slice of Spam on top, and then shake on another layer of furikake. Add one more layer of rice, and one final HARD press. This needs to be packed very tightly and compactly!
• Step 8
  Hold the handle down with one hand, and use the other to pull the mold upward, thus releasing the musubi.
• Step 9
  Quickly wrap the nori around the rice (use a few grains of rice to stick the nori together at ends if necessary). Ready to eat!
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