Spam Musubi

Ingredients

• 5 cups cooked sushi rice (Room Temperature)
• 12 ounces Spam
• 4 tablespoons mirin
• 5 sheets nori, seaweed (cut in half lengthwise)
• 6 tablespoons soy sauce
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• Nori Goma Furikake, japanese seasoning (Furikake)

Directions

1. 1

   Open SPAM can and remove SPAM, set aside. Open both ends of can and wash thoroughly.

2. 2

   Cut SPAM into 10 slices and fry until crispy. Let drain.

3. 3

   In another pan, combine Soy Sauce, Mirin, and Sugar. Bring to boil over medium-high heat and then reduce to low.

4. 4

   Add the SPAM slices to the pan and make sure they are coated in the sauce. Simmer on low until sauce thickens and then remove SPAM.

5. 5

   Lay the sheet of Nori on a clean surface. Place the clean SPAM can on the lower third of the Nori. Fill the mold (the SPAM can) with rice and press flat until the rice is 3/4" high.

6. 6

   Sprinkle rice with Furikaki and the top with a piece of the SPAM.

7. 7

   Remove the mold and place it in a bowl of water to keep it clean.

8. 8

   Fold the Nori over the SPAM and Sushi Rice and roll until it is completely wrapped. Moisten the end of the Nori to seal.

9. 9

   Repeat this for the rest of the SPAM slices.