Spam Rice Balls Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked rice preferably short-grain or medium-grain
- 1/2 can (125g) spam diced to 1/4 inch cubes
- 1 scallion chopped
- 1-2 tbsp mayo
- 1 packet seaweed crushed
- 2 tbsp furikake
- 1 egg
- pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp neutral oil divided
Sauce
- 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp sugar
Instructions
- Heat a pan with 1 tablespoon neutral oil over medium heat. While the pan is heating, whisk the egg with a pinch of salt. Once the oil is hot, add the eggs then scramble until cooked through. Remove the scrambled eggs and set aside.
- For the sauce, combine soy sauce, mirin, sesame oil, and sugar. Mix until well combined
- Using the same pan from earlier, place over medium heat then add 1 tablespoon neutral oil. Toss in the spam and saute until light brown on all sides, about 1 minute. Reduce the heat to medium-low then pour in the sauce. Cook until the sauce becomes thick and sticky. Remove and set aside.
- To a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the cooked rice, spam, eggs, scallions, mayo, crushed seaweed, and furikake. Mix until combined.
- Take a tablespoon of the rice mixture then squeeze and shape into a ball. Repeat until all the rice has been shaped.
- Serve and enjoy!