Spam Misubi
Source of Recipe
Sam Choy
List of Ingredients
1 can SPAM Classic, cut into 8 slices
2 cups sticky rice
4 sheets of nori*, cut in half
Teriyaki Sauce (see recipe below)
Directions:
Rinse 2 cups of short grain rice once and cook with 2 cups of water. Poach SPAM slices in Teriyaki Sauce.
To assemble, place nori on a flat surface (shiny side down). Place musubi mold** on nori. Fill musubi mold with rice half way. Place a piece of SPAM on rice and cover with more rice. Remove from mold and wrap with nori.
* Nori: Paper-thin sheets of dried seaweed. May be purchased in Japanese markets or specialty sections of large supermarkets.
**Musubi mold: May be purchased on numerous Web sites. An empty SPAM can – open on both ends – also may be used.
Teriyaki Sauce
Ingredients
1 cup soy sauce
½ cup mirin*
½ cup water
¼ cup brown sugar
1 ½ teaspoons minced garlic
1 ½ teaspoons minced ginger
Juice from 1 medium orange
Directions:
Combine all ingredients and blend well. Bring ingredients to a boil and stir in cornstarch slowly to thicken.
*Mirin: Low-alcohol, sweet, golden wine made from glutinous rice. Also is known as rice wine.
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