Spam Rice Balls Recipe
These delicious Spam rice balls are made with musubi-inspired Spam, eggs, and rice for a quick and easy meal. It's made with musubi-style Spam, scrambled eggs, rice, furikake, seaweed, mayo, soy sauce, and a bit of sugar for balance. They're rolled into bite-sized balls, which are the perfect size for on-the-go meals, picnics, road trips, and easy snacking. Best of all, everything comes together in just under 30 minutes!
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
- toasted sesame seeds for garnish
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. Be sure to wear disposable gloves or wet your hands with water to make assembling easier. Repeat until all the rice has been shaped. Repeat until all the rice has been shaped.
- Serve and enjoy!