The Food Addicts

I got the opportunity to watch my friend Cecille in action as she prepared spam masubi for Aki’s birthday party this past Saturday. Let me tell ya – it tastes as good as it looks! I’m definitely going to buy a masubi maker at the Japanese market when I get a chance.  She was kind enough to give us the recipe! Remember, it’s all about the sauce!

5 cups cooked sushi rice, room temperature
5 sheets nori, cut in half lengthwise
1 (12 oz.) can Spam
6 tbsp soy sauce
4 tbsp mirin
4 tbsp sugar
Furikake, to taste

Cut Spam into 10 slices. Fry until slightly crispy. Remove and drain on plate lined with paper towels. In another pan, combine soy sauce, mirin and sugar. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce to low. Add Spam slices, coating them in the mixture. When mixture has thickened, remove Spam from pan. Lay a sheet of nori lengthwise on a clean surface (preferably plastic wrap). Moisten lower half of musubi maker (see Note), and place on lower third of nori. Fill musubi maker with rice and press flat until the rice is 3/4-inch high. Sprinkle rice with furikake. Top with slice of Spam. Remove musubi maker and keep in a bowl of warm water to keep it clean and moist.

Starting at the end towards you, fold nori over Spam and rice stack, and keep rolling until completely wrapped in the nori. Slightly dampen the end of the nori to seal it. Repeat with the other nine Spam slices, making sure to rinse off musubi maker after each use to prevent it from getting too sticky.

Note: You can also use an empty Spam can that has been opened on both sides for the musubi mold, using your hands (or a piece of Spam) to press down on the rice.

Cecille, the Masubi maker.

That plastic thing is the masubi molder. Forms perfect rectangles!

The finished product. Yum-o!

Since this was a potluck party, Daniel and I brought turkey-bacon wrapped scallops.

What's a birthday party without a line of whiskey shots?