Breakfast Spam Musubi

Serves 2
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Directions

  1. 1Pour the beaten eggs into a small frying pan over medium-low heat and cook until desired consistency, then transfer to a small plate and set aside.
  2. 2Mix furikake into the cooked rice in a mixing bowl and set aside to cool for 10 minutes.
  3. 3Open the can of Spam, slice two pieces, and fry them over medium heat until they darken and get a little crispy on both sides, then transfer to a plate and set aside.
  4. 4Lay out a sheet of sushi nori and place the large musubi mold in the center.
  5. 5Add rice to the mold and use the top piece to compress it well.
  6. 6Place the two slices of Spam next to each other on top of the rice and add 2 tsp of the maple soy glaze over the Spam.
  7. 7Add a layer of scrambled eggs on top of the Spam.
  8. 8Top with two crispy hash browns (you may need to break off a piece to fit), compress everything, and lift the mold until it releases.
  9. 9Dip your finger in the maple soy glaze and run it along one edge of the nori, then fold the other side up to meet it and carefully roll the whole musubi towards the sauced nori side until it seals.
  10. 10Cut the musubi in half to make two individual musubi.

Ingredients

  • 1 sheet sushi nori
  • 1 cup uncooked rice
  • 1 tbsp furikake
  • 2 slices Spam
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 hash browns
  • 0.25 cup maple syrup
  • 0.25 cup soy sauce
  • 1 tsp red chili pepper flakes
  • 1 tsp sesame oil

Equipment

frying panmixing bowlrice cookersmall bowllarge musubi moldknife

Tips

  • The video recommends using Bibigo cooked rice cups for convenience, which are ready in 90 seconds after microwaving.
  • You can break off a piece of the hash brown to make it fit in the mold.
  • Dip your finger in the sauce and run it along the edge of one side of the nori to help seal the musubi.
  • The maple soy glaze seeps into the rice, enhancing the flavor.
  • Consider making a series of different kinds of Spam musubi.
  • This breakfast version is a delicious stack of scrambled eggs, crispy hash browns, and spam with an amazing maple soy glaze.
  • The author grew up eating spam and rice, and it reminds them of their childhood playing in an Asian basketball league where spam musubi was always sold at tournaments.
  • The author always got excited smelling spam frying in the pan as a kid.
  • This breakfast remix will blow your mind if you love spam musubi.