Mickey Mouse-shaped Musubi Recipe - Aulani

Geek Eats: Mickey Mouse-shaped Musubi from Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa

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The Mickey Mouse-shaped Musubi is one of the delicious culinary offerings at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa. There are many different food offerings that guests can enjoy when at Aulani. In this case, the Mickey Mouse-shaped Musubi is found at the Ulu Cafe.

This particular dish is a mix of savory with a little bit of sweetness. The sauce adds a lovely sweetness to the recipe and the furikake seasoning ads a lovely crunch. Mickey Mouse-shaped Musubi can be made up to 2 days in advance and refrigerated for an easy meal or snack. It also is an easy recipe to double if you want to serve more, or just have more.

With that in mind, let’s take a look at the recipe! Let us know in the comments how it turns out if you give it a try!

MICKEY MOUSE-SHAPED MUSUBI RECIPE 

Ulu Cafe 

Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa  

Serves 4 

INGREDIENTS  

  • 2 cups steamed sushi rice, at room temperature 
  • 4 ounces SPAM 
  • 1/2 cup sugar 
  • 1/2 cup shoyu soy sauce 
  • 1 sheet nori, cut into 3/4-inch wide strips 
  • 4 teaspoons furikake seasoning 

DIRECTIONS 

  1. Fill a 3 1/2 inch Mickey Mouse-shaped cookie cutter with 1/2 cup cooked sushi rice. Carefully unmold rice onto a plate. Repeat with remaining rice. Set aside.  
  1. Slice SPAM into 1/4-inch pieces. Heat sauté pan over medium heat for 5 minutes, until hot. Cook SPAM for 3 minutes on each side, until browned. Remove from pan. Add sugar and shoyu soy sauce in pan and reduce heat to medium-low. Cook for 3-5 minutes, until slightly thickened.  
  1. Return SPAM to shoyu-sugar sauce and cook for 4 minutes, turning after 2 minutes. Remove from pan and drain on paper towels.  
  1. Place SPAM horizontally across Mickey Mouse-shaped rice. Wrap with nori strip. Garnish ears with furikake.  

Always use caution when handling sharp objects and hot contents. 

Please supervise children who are helping or nearby. 

This recipe has been converted from a larger quantity in the restaurant kitchens. 

The flavor profile may vary from the restaurant’s version. 

What do you think of this recipe? Have you had the Mickey Mouse-shaped Musubi at Aulani before? What did you think? Did you make this recipe at home yet? How did it turn out? Share your thoughts, opinions, and experiences in the comments below!

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