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Spam musubi - En-tete

Spam Musubi

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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: Japanese
Servings: 8 musubi
Author: Marc Winer

Ingredients

Glazed Spam

  • 1 can Spam (340 g)
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce light
  • 2 tablespoons sugar

Assembly

  • 1.5 kg short-grain rice Japanese, cooked weight (about 600 g uncooked rice)
  • 3 sheets nori
  • 1 musubi mold, or the empty Spam can (see Notes)

Procédé

Glazed Spam

  • Cut the Spam into 8 slices.
    1 can Spam
    Spam musubi - Couper le Spam en 8 tranches.
  • Mix the soy sauce and sugar in a bowl.
    2 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons sugar
    Spam musubi - Mélanger la sauce soja et le sucre dans un bol.
  • Arrange the Spam slices in a single layer in a frying pan over medium heat.
    Spam musubi - Disposer les tranches de Spam en une seule couche dans une poêle, sur feu moyen.
  • Brown for 1 minute on each side.
    Spam musubi - Faire dorer 1 minute de chaque côté.
  • Pour the soy sauce and sugar mixture over the Spam.
    Spam musubi - Verser le mélange de sauce soja et de sucre sur le Spam.
  • Let the Spam soak up the sauce, which thickens and caramelizes slightly.
    Spam musubi - Laisser le Spam s'imprégner de la sauce, qui épaissit et caramélise légèrement.
  • Keep cooking for 2 minutes: the Spam should be slightly crisp and well coated in sauce.
    Spam musubi - Poursuivre la cuisson 2 minutes : le Spam doit être un peu croustillant et bien nappé de sauce.
  • Turn off the heat and set the Spam aside on a plate.

Assembly

  • Cut each nori sheet into three long strips.
    3 sheets nori
    Spam musubi - Couper chaque feuille de nori en trois longues bandes.
  • Set the musubi mold in the center of a nori strip.
    1 musubi mold,
    Spam musubi - Poser le moule à musubi au centre d'une bande de nori.
  • Using a rice paddle, fill the mold with rice to a depth of about 2.5 cm.
    1.5 kg short-grain rice
    Spam musubi - Remplir le moule de riz avec une spatule à riz, sur environ 2.5 cm de hauteur.
  • Press the rice down firmly with the mold's press, without mashing it: it should be compact enough not to fall apart when you lift the musubi.
    Spam musubi - Tasser fermement le riz avec le poussoir du moule, sans l'écraser : il doit rester assez compact pour ne pas se défaire quand on soulève le musubi.
  • Place a slice of Spam on the rice.
    Spam musubi - Poser une tranche de Spam sur le riz.
  • Remove the mold.
  • Fold the nori strip around the rice and Spam.
    Spam musubi - Rabattre la bande de nori autour du riz et du Spam.
  • Repeat with the remaining rice and Spam slices.

Notes

For 8 musubi wrapped in strips a third of a sheet wide, you'll need 3 sheets of nori. Let the rice cool to lukewarm before assembling: steam from piping-hot rice softens the nori and makes it tear. A dab of water on the end of the strip helps it stick.
If you don't have a musubi mold, the classic Hawaiian trick is to use the empty Spam can: wash it carefully, minding the sharp edges, line it with a large piece of plastic wrap that hangs over the sides, press the rice into it, then unmold by pulling on the wrap. Musubi molds are available at Asian grocery stores and online.
Hormel-brand Spam is mostly found at Asian grocery stores and online. In supermarkets, the closest equivalents are Tulip Délice de Jambon in France, Tulip Frühstücksfleisch in Germany and Apis Magro Cocido in Spain; they sear and glaze exactly like Spam. Avoid Simmenthal-style beef in aspic, which falls apart in the pan.
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