But then I remember: Hope lies in my pantry. T-fal Professional Total Nonstick Thermo-Spot Heat Indicator Fry Pan, 12.5 Inch, Black, Kotobuki Oshizushi Wood Rectangular Sushi Mold. Wrap around, making the ends meet at the bottom. Start by cooking about 2 cups of short-grain white rice (here’s how). Sprinkle generously with the furikake until most of the surface is covered. Now it’s become the antidote to my winter cooking blues, an absolute unit of carbs and calories that’s unabashedly salty and fatty and joy-filled. Fold both sides of the nori over the final rice layer and seal the edges with water. And here’s how it can become yours, too. Non-Spam Musubi Smash down on the rice with the bottom side of can so the rice is flat and Spam-container-shaped, then sprinkle some furikake (I like this brand since it’s less fishy and adds another dimension of nori flavor) and place one slice of Spam on top.

Now slice the meat into 6–8 rectangular pieces, depending on how thick you want your Spam (I prefer mine thinner). Press the cook button and allow rice to cook. Soy-slicked luncheon meat with sticky white rice and crisp nori.

Remove and let cool.

Add a little more furikake and 2–3 more tablespoons of rice, then gently smash the rice with the can so the surface is even. Alternatively, rice can be cooked on the stove in a regular pot. Repeat until all rice and Spam are used up. When I moved to New York, she sent me along with a Spam musubi press—people in Hawaii do not joke around—so I could live that Spam musubi lifestyle even thousands of miles away from the homeland. INGREDIENTS Nutrition. ), you’ve come to the right place. Pressing down with the lid, remove the outer portion of the. Recipe by Julala. Pour mixture onto Spam. Wrap a strip of nori around each slice of rice and spam. It’s on regular rotation at any family gathering, from New Year’s day parties to football games. Take one torn sheet of nori and place 2–3 tablespoons of rice in the center (you can adjust your Spam-to-rice ratio; I like mine even).
Seal by moistening end of nori with a little water.

Then remove the lid. Spread another ¾ cup of cooked rice onto spam. Hawaiian spam musubi is the best! What could be better.

Reduce heat to the lowest possible setting and allow it to continue for another 5 minutes. It’s bleak. Wash the container and set aside for later use.

When something's so easy to make that you don't even need one. Recipes you want to make. Cut a thin strip of rice lengthwise from the rice “cake” to match the width of Spam (this step is optional). Very cute. ounces Spam. While that’s going on, open up one can of low-sodium Spam and shimmy it out of the container—but don’t toss the packaging just yet. Cut the nori into 1/2 inch strips. Note: to make these as appetizers, just cut each slice widthwise into four small pieces, and they are bite sized! The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. Allow it to cool for 10 minutes.