6 amazing & easy bento box ideas!Japanesey


【CHAPTER】
00:00 Ponze Butter Salmon Bento
2:55 Teriyaki Chicken Bento
5:42 Chicken Fingers Bento
8:11 Flavored Ground Chicken (3-Color Bowl) Bento
10:07 Pork Cutlet (Tonkatsu) Bento
12:54 Sweet Chili Shrimp (Ebichiri) Bento


1. Ponze Butter Salmon Bento

Ingredients [for 1 serving]
・6 oz (170g) Steamed rice

Ponzu butter salmon
・2.8 oz (80g) Salmon
・1 tsp Butter
・1-2 tsp Ponzu sauce

Rolled omelette
・2 Egg
・Salt and pepper
・1/2 tsp Oil

Snap peas
・1.4 oz (40g) Snap peas
・Salt and pepper
・1/2 tsp Olive oil

Honey mustard carrot
・0.3 oz (10g) Carrot
・Salt and pepper
・1/2 tsp Grain mustard
・1/2 tsp Honey

Topping
・Pickled plum
・Shiso leaves
・Cherry tomato
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2. Teriyaki Chicken Bento

Ingredients [for 1 serving]
・6 oz (170g) Steamed rice

Teriyaki chicken
・5 oz (140g) Chicken thigh
・Salt and pepper
・1 tbsp Potato starch or Corn starch
・1 tsp Oil
Teriyaki sauce
・1 tbsp Sake
・1 tbsp Mirin
・1 tbsp Soy sauce
・1 tsp Sugar

Soy butter spinach
・1.7 oz (50g) Spinach
・2 tsp Corn
・Salt and pepper
・1/2 tsp Soy sauce
・1/3 tsp Butter

Miso carrot
・0.7 oz (20g) Carrot
・Salt and pepper
・1/2 tsp Miso paste
・1/2 tsp Mirin

Topping
・Lettuce
・Boiled egg
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3. Chicken Fingers Bento

Ingredients [for 1 serving]
・6 oz (170g) Steamed rice

Chicken fingers
・5 oz (140g) Chicken tender
・Salt and pepper
・2-3 tbsp Flour
・1 tbsp Parmesan cheese
・1-2 tbsp Water
・3 tbsp Panko (Bread crumbs)
・Oil for deep-frying

Broccoli salad
・1 oz (30g) Broccoli
・2 tsp Dried bonito shavings / Bonito Flakes (Katsuobushi)
・1/2 tsp Soy sauce

Topping
・Lettuce
・Cherry tomato
・Tonkatsu sauce (for chicken fingers)
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4. Flavored Ground Chicken (3-Color Bowl) Bento

Ingredients [for 1 serving]
・6 oz (170g) Steamed rice

Flavored ground chicken
・3.5 oz (100g) Ground chicken
・1/2 tsp Grated ginger
・1 tbsp Soy sauce
・1 tbsp Sugar
・1/2 tbsp Sake
・1/2 tbsp Mirin

Snap peas
・1.4 oz (40g) Snap peas
・A pinch of Salt
・1/2 tsp Sesame oil

Scrambled egg
・1 Egg
・Salt and pepper

Topping
・Red pickled ginger (Beni-shoga)
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5. Pork Cutlet (Tonkatsu) Bento

Ingredients [for 1 serving]
・6 oz (170g) Steamed rice

Pork cutlet
・2.8 oz (80g) Pork loin
・Salt and pepper
・1-2 tsp Flour
・1 tbsp Beaten egg
・2 tbsp Panko (Bread crumbs)
・Oil for deep-frying

Cabbage and carrot pickles
・0.7 oz (20g) Cabbage
・0.7 oz (20g) Cabbage
・A pinch of Salt
・1 tsp Rice vinegar
・1/2 tsp Soy sauce
・A pinch of Sugar

Topping
・Lettuce
・Mini rolled omelette (use the rest of beaten egg)
・Tonkatsu sauce (for pork cutlet)
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6. Sweet Chili Shrimp (Ebichiri) Bento

Ingredients [for 1 serving]
・6 oz (170g) Steamed rice

Sweet chili shrimp
・3.5 oz (100g) Shrimp
・2/3 tsp Potato starch or Corn starch
Sweet chili sauce
・1.5-2 tbsp Ketchup
・1/2 tsp Rice vinegar
・1/2 tsp Sake
・1/2 tsp Soy sauce
・1/2 tsp Sugar
・1/2 tsp Stock powder (chicken or any other kind)
・1/3 tsp Doubanjiang
・1/3 tsp Grated ginger
・1/3 ts