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Spam musubi rolls
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Spam Musubi Rolls

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Crispy teriyaki glazed spam, soft egg strips, and furikake seasoned rice rolled in nori. All the spam musubi flavor, no mold needed.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Assembly time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 8 rolls
Course: Appetizer, snacks
Cuisine: Asian, Japanese
Calories: 236

Ingredients
  

Musubi Rolls
  • 1 can spam cut into strips
  • 2 tablespoons teriyaki sauce I use Bachan's Japanese BBQ Sauce
  • 5 eggs beaten
  • 4 sheets nori cut in half
  • toasted sesame oil for brushing
Seasoned Rice
  • 2 cups cooked rice leftover rice microwaved for 2 minutes, or 1 cup sushi rice cooked in the rice cooker
  • 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons mirin
  • furikake to taste

Equipment

Method
 

  1. Microwave leftover rice for 2 minutes, or cook 1 cup of sushi rice in the rice cooker.
    2 cups cooked rice
  2. Season the warm rice with the rice vinegar, mirin, and furikake. Set aside.
    3 tablespoons rice vinegar, 2 tablespoons mirin, furikake
  3. Cook the beaten eggs into flat scrambled eggs, remove from the pan, and cut into long strips.
    5 eggs
  4. Pan fry the spam strips in a little oil until crispy on both sides.
    1 can spam
  5. Add the teriyaki sauce and saute until the spam is glossy and caramelized. Remove and set aside.
    2 tablespoons teriyaki sauce
  6. Cut the nori sheets in half.
    4 sheets nori
  7. Lay ¼ cup of rice on a nori half, add egg and spam strips, and roll tightly, sealing the edge with a few grains of rice.
  8. Repeat with the remaining nori, rice, and filling.
  9. Brush the outside of each roll with toasted sesame oil and serve.
    toasted sesame oil

Notes

  • A quarter cup of rice per roll is the sweet spot, any more and the nori tears.
  • Assemble close to serving so the nori stays snappy.
  • Rolls keep up to 2 days in the fridge if you have leftovers. 

Nutrition

Calories: 236kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 11gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 132mgSodium: 844mgPotassium: 240mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 216IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 22mgIron: 1mg

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