Musubi For You

15 minute prep time

45 minute cooking time (don’t let this scare you)

This one takes a little bit longer but you will find with the 15 minutes in between doing things with the food you can get the kids bathe, dishes cleaned up and lunches started for the next day. I am all about multi-tasking, so here we go. I really like this recipe and it does turn out so wonderful and the whole family loved it. I even set aside a couple of pieces for Lani’s lunch the next day.

Place all of this in a gallon size Ziploc baggie:

1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup cornstarch

dash of paprika

dash of salt

Marinade:

1/2 cup soy sauce

1 tsp. grated ginger (I used powder so it would mix better) 1/2 cup sugar

You will also need

6-8 chicken breast

garlic (to your taste)

Heat marinade just long enough to dissolve sugar. Do not walk away from it, because it will burn. It is best to do this when you are putting the chicken in the hot oil

Cut chicken into bite sized nuggets. Put chicken in ziploc and shake to coat all of the pieces. Brown chicken on each side in hot oil. Drain. Place chicken in single layer in a baking dish. Put aluminum foil on the bottom of the pan and you have less clean up time. Just ball up the foil and put pan away. Sprinkle chicken with garlic. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes. Set your timer so you do not forget. Drizzle sauce over chicken and bake for 15 minutes. Turn pieces over and bake for another 15 minutes. Pieces should have a nice gloss when done.

I make a pot of rice to serve with it and it was a bit hit.

Cookbook: Waimea High School Class of 1966 submitted by Dean Hirabayashi page 40

I know this is a site about musubi but I thought it would be fun to have other recipes on it too so I will start to put some of my favorite recipes to share with you.  I love to try new recipes….sometimes they work and of course sometimes they do not.  I like to try new things but I also change up the recipes because sometimes I do not have the exact ingredients it calls for or I don’t like what they are telling you to put in it so I replace it with something I do or I leave something out.  It is a way to make it your own.  I know a lot of people do not try recipes because they do not like or have not heard of some of the things they use it them, I say COOK ON MY FRIEND.   You never know if you are going to like it unless you try it.  So if is looks good eat it.

I will of course give credit where credit is due and if you find your recipe on there and you do not wish it to be part of the site please let me know and we will take it off right away.

I made musubi last night.  Of course I made it with spam but I also put some crab on some too.  Michaela and Lani loved it so much.  I need to start taking pictures of the stuff I make and post them for you guys.  Lani took musubi to school today for lunch and I included a few extra pieces for her teachers because they love it too.

This is just a very basic recipe for Spam Musubi. We will more in depth as time goes on but we are going to start very simple. This will be your basic recipe for all musubi that we make. We will from time to time change out the meats and veggies but the basic recipe will remain the same.

I hope you find some good info on this site.  My whole family loves musubi and you will be amazed at the things you can make musubi out of.  I will not only give your recipes but also keep you posted on new kitchen tools that come out to help with your musubi making skills.

All recipes and advise are welcome.  Feel free to join in at any time you have a better or fun way to do something.  I am always looking for new ideas and I love to try new things.  I always try to keep my family guessing about what is going to be on the table for dinner.  It is a simple way to make meal time fun.  Beside you never know if you are going to like something until you try it.  Remember the first time you had Tako.