Easy Japanese Bento Box 簡単・基本のお弁当
This easy Japanese Bento box is my lifesaver! I am always looking for lunch box ideas.
We always pack lunch to work ( yes I have a full-time job besides IG). I always want to have full control of what I eat. Although healthy recipes may not be the first priority in this recipe blog, I try to eat healthy most of the time.
What is Bento Box? I believe the bento box originated in Japan. A bento is a single-portion boxed meal usually composed of a carb (usually rice, noodles or sandwiches), a protein (usually meat or fish), and an assortment of vegetables.
Bento box is usually served cold or at room temperature, so you need something that still tastes good after it has been cooled down. I usually prefer origini or stir-fried noodles, some salad on the side, tamagoyaki (Japanese egg omelette), and some meat.
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How to make this easy Japanese Bento Box?
Cook rice; let it cool down for a bit, mix with rice seasonings, and set aside. Wet your hands with water to avoid sticking. Create some rice balls, and set them aside.
Heat an oiled pan, sauté onion slices, then stir in beef/pork slices. ( I used pork here) When the meat is cooked, pour in sukiyaki sauce. Mix well, remove from heat and set aside.
Beat eggs with chicken stock, and oil and heat the tamagoyaki pan, pour in the egg mixture just to cover the bottom of the pan.
Roll the thin egg skin to one side of the pan, then apply more oil on the pan, and pour in some more egg wash. Roll the egg when it starts to set. Repeat until you used up all the egg wash.
Remove from heat, cut into half and set aside.
Assemble the bento box by putting rice balls, lettuce, pork slices, tamagoyaki, carrots and cherry tomato.
Enjoy this easy Japanese Bento Box recipe!
Pro tips for making this easy Japanese Bento Box:
- Try to stuff the box full so the ingredients will not move around in transit.
- always be creative about what to add to the box.
- tamagoyaki is one of my favourite things to include in a bento box, you may not get the shape you want from the first few tries, but practice makes perfect.
- You may also stuff your rice balls, I sometimes like to include meat, fish, or pork grinds.
- You may substitute rice balls with sushi rolls.
Alright, let’s dive in!
Easy Japanese Bento Box
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp chicken stock
- 1 cherry tomato – cut in half
- some Carrot – cut in flower shapes
- pork slices
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 1 pack rice seasoniongs
- 2 tbsp sukiyaki sauce
- Fresh lettuce
Takes ,
serves one person.
Instructions
- Cook rice; let it cool down for a bit, mix with rice seasonings, set aside. Wet your hands with water to avoid sticking. Create some rice balls, set aside.
- Heat an oiled pan, sauté onion slices, then stir in pork slices. When the meat is cooked, pour in sukiyaki sauce. Mix well, remove from heat and set aside.
- Beat eggs with chicken stock, oil and heat the tamagoyaki pan, pour in the egg mixture just to cover the bottom of the pan.
- Roll the thin egg skin to one side of the pan, then apply more oil on the pan, pour in some more egg wash. Roll the egg when it starts to set. Repeat until you used up all the egg wash.
- Remove from heat, cut into half and set aside.
- Assemble the bento box by putting rice balls, lettuce, pork slices, tamagoyaki, carrots and cherry tomato.
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