Whenever I go to Hawaii, I always buy Spam musubi.. You can eat a few as a meal or a snack. You can find Spam musubi at almost any restaurant in Hawaii, their grocery stores, and their 711s!  I actually played around with many recipes and this recipe seemed to work well with me.

Ingredients and Tools:

• 1 can of Spam Lite or Less Sodium
• 4 full sheets of Nori
• Furikake Rice Seasoning
• 2 – 3 cups of Sushi grade rice (I used Nishiki brand) (depending on how much rice you want to use.)
• Musubi mold (I had the longer mold. You can purchase this mold on Amazon or any Daiso store).
  • If you don’t have a musubi mold, you can use the spam can. You will need to remove the top and the bottoms of the can. Be careful not to cut yourself.
• Sushi roll or aluminum foil

Teriyaki Sauce Ingredients:

• 2 tbs. of brown sugar or regular sugar
• 1/4 cup of warm water
• 3/4  tsp  garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp onion powder
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 3 tsp of low sodium shoyu or low sodium soy sauce
• 3 tsp of sweet mirin (rice wine)
• 1 1/2 tsp of sesame oil
• * optional pinch of ground ginger (not shown in the video)

Instructions:

1.  Add all ingredients for the sauce and mix until sugar dissolves.
2. Slice your spam into 8 equal slices.
3. Preheat your oven to 250 degrees and toast your nori sheets for about 10 minutes and set aside. * This step is optional. A friend of mine who is a sushi chef told me toasting your nori sheets will bring more of the natural flavor and taste better.  You can toast it in a toaster oven or over fire. I found it easier to toast it in the oven.
4. Marinate your Spam for 15 minutes.
5. Add some oil to a pan and cook your spam until carmelized.
6. Add the rest of the marinade and cook until marinade evaporate or reduces by half. You can spoon the marinade on top of the spam when ready to be wrapped.
7. Place your nori sheet shiny side down on a sushi roller or foil.
8. Place your mold on your nori sheet. I like to place it in the middle or at least 1/4″ above the bottom of the nori.
9. Scoop as much rice as you want in your mold and press with top of mold.
10. Sprinkle furikake.
11. Add your spam pieces (usually 2 per nori sheet if you are using the longer mold). If you have sauce left over, spoon 1/4 tsp of that sauce over your spam.
12. Add rice and press down with your mold.
13. Remove mold and fold nori sheet over the rice.  Seal nori sheet with water and use the foil to firmly tighten the musubi and cut in half.
14. Serve warm. Enjoy!