1. Super Easy Tsukune Bento
Ingredients (1 serving)
・7 oz (200g) Cooked rice
・3.5 oz (100g) Ground chicken
・0.7 oz (20g) Minced onion
・1/2 tbsp Sake
・1/2 tbsp Potato starch
・A pinch of Salt
・1/2 tsp Grated ginger
・3-4 slices of Lotus root slices
・2 tsp Oil
・2 tsp Mirin☆
・2 tsp Soy sauce☆
・1 tsp Sugar☆
・5 oz (140g) Daikon
・1/3 tsp Salt
・1 tsp Pickled plum★
・1 tsp Rice vinegar★
・1 tsp Beet sugar (or Honey)★
Direction
1. [Tsukune] In a mixing bowl, combine ground chicken with minced onion, sake, potato starch, grated ginger and salt. Knead well. Slice lotus root, and soak them in vinegar water.
Oil your frypan, spread the ground meat in a thin layer on the pan. Wipe the lotus root thoroughly dry and lay it on top of the meat. Cook the meat for 2 minutes over medium heat, then turn over. Add a little sake, cover and cook for 3 minutes.
Reduce heat to low and add ☆. Toss the sauce well with the meat.
2. [Daikon pickles] Thinly slice the daikon. Sprinkle salt on it, and mix well. Leave it for a while. When water comes out of the daikon, wring it out with your hands and pat dry.
Put the daikon in a bag or container, season it with ★. Mix well. Allow the flavors to soak in while making tsukune.
2. Salmon with Egg Sauce Bento
Ingredients (1 serving)
・7 oz (200g) Cooked rice
・2.8 oz (80g) Salmon
・1 tbsp Potato starch
・2 tsp Oil
・1 tsp Mirin
・1 tsp Soy sauce
・1 Egg
・1/2 tsp Ponzu sauce☆
・2 tsp Mayonnaise☆
・A pinch of Black pepper☆
・3.5 oz (100g) Broccoli
・2 tsp Dried bonito flakes★
・1.5 tsp Ponzu sauce★
・1 tsp Ground sesame★
・1/2 tsp Sugar★
・A pinch of Salt and pepper★
Direction
1. [Salmon] Coat salmon with potato starch. Oil your frying pan, and cook salmon 2-3 minutes on each side. Turn off the heat, and add mirin and soy sauce. Toss the sauce well with the salmon.
Crack the egg in a heatproof bowl. Make holes in the yolk and white with a fork. Cook it in microwave for 2 minutes @500W. Crash the egg and let it cool. When it’s cooled, add ☆. Mix well.
2. [Broccoli side dish] Cut broccoli into small pieces. Cook them in microwave for 1.5 minutes @500W. Wipe dry and season with ★.
3. Fried Rice and Karaage Bento
Ingredients (1 serving)
・7 oz (200g) Cooked rice
・1 Egg
・3-4 tbsp Minced green onion
・2 slices of Ham
・2 tsp Oil
・A pinch of Salt and pepper
・A pinch of MSG (optional)
・4.2 oz (120g) Chicken
・1 tsp Miso paste
・1 tsp Sake
・1/2 tsp Grated garlic
・1 tbsp Potato starch
・2 tsp Oil
Direction
1. [Fried rice] Oil your frying pan. Crack the egg into the pan. Crash the yolk and put cooked rice on the egg. Immediately mix and stir-fry rice and egg. Add minced green onion and ham. Stir-fry and season them with salt and pepper. Sprinkle msg as you like.
2. [Karaage] Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces. Season the chicken with miso, sake, and grated garlic. After few minutes, coat it with potato starch. Fry in oil for 2-3 minutes on each side.
4. Chicken Katsu Bento
Ingredients (1 serving)
・7 oz (200g) Cooked rice
・2 oz (60g) Chicken breast strips
・A pinch of Salt and pepper
・1 tsp Curry powder
・1 tbsp Flour
・2 tsp Water
・1-2 tbsp Panko
・Oil for frying
・3.5 oz (100g) Komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach)
・0.7 oz (20g) Carrot
・1 Surimi (Imitation crab meat)
・1 tsp Ground sesame☆
・1 tsp Soy sauce☆
・1/2 tsp Sugar☆
・A pinch of Salt and pepper☆
Direction
1. [Chicken katsu] Remove tendon from chicken. Sprinkle salt and pepper, and curry powder on chicken. Coat them with batter (flour + water), then panko. Fry in oil for 3 minutes on each side.
2. [Komatsuna side dish] Cut komatsuna and carrot into bite-sized pieces. Cook them in microwave for 1.5 minutes @500W. Pat them dry with paper towel. Add surimi, and season them with ☆.
