In our busy daily lives, homemade bento is not only a healthy choice, but also brings a sense of happiness. With bento boxes, we can easily make a variety of creative bento to add color and fun to every meal.
1. Rainbow Bento Box
Ingredients:
·Mini carrots
·Broccoli
·Red pepper
·Yellow pepper
·Brown or white rice
·Chicken breast (sliced)
·Soy sauce and sesame oil (for seasoning)
Steps:
1.Prepare vegetables: Cut carrots, broccoli, red pepper and yellow pepper into small pieces, steam or boil them and set aside.
2.Cook chicken: Slice chicken breast, marinate with a little soy sauce and sesame oil for 10 minutes, then pan-fry.
3.Assemble bento: Put cooked rice in the bento box, then neatly place vegetables and chicken slices of various colors on the rice to create a "rainbow" effect.
4.Decoration and ingredients: You can add some sesame seeds or fresh herbs as decoration.
Tips: Choosing colorful vegetables can not only increase appetite, but also provide a variety of nutrients.
2. Mediterranean style bento
Ingredients:
· French bread (sliced)
· Roasted chicken thighs (boneless and sliced)
· Homemade hummus (Hummus)
· Cherry tomatoes
· Cucumber slices
· Olives
Steps:
1. Prepare hummus: Put chickpeas, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice and salt in a blender and blend until smooth.
2. Prepare other ingredients: Slice roasted chicken thighs, slice cherry tomatoes and cucumbers, and prepare olives.
3. Combination bento: Put sliced French bread in the bento box, with hummus, chicken slices, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers and olives.
4. Decoration: Sprinkle some black pepper or fresh herbs.
Tips: Hummus is not only delicious, but also rich in protein and fiber, which helps keep you full.
3. Japanese-style sushi bento
Ingredients:
·Sushi rice
·Sushi vinegar
·Eel (cooked)
·Avocado (sliced)
·Cucumber (sliced)
·Nori
Steps:
1.Prepare sushi rice: Cook sushi rice and mix well with sushi vinegar.
2.Make sushi rolls: Spread a piece of nori on the bamboo mat, put sushi rice, eel slices, avocado and cucumber strips on it, roll it up and cut it into small pieces.
3.Assemble bento: Place the sushi rolls neatly in the bento box, and add some soy sauce and pickled ginger as ingredients.
4.Decoration: Add some lettuce leaves or cherry tomatoes to the bento box as decoration.
Tip: Adding sushi vinegar to sushi rice can add flavor and make the rice more sticky and easier to roll.
4. Classic Chinese Bento
Ingredients:
·Rice
·Braised pork (cut into pieces)
·Boiled egg
·Stir-fried greens (such as Chinese cabbage or spinach)
·Soy sauce and minced garlic (for seasoning)
Steps:
1.Prepare the braised pork: stew the pork cubes with soy sauce, sugar and minced garlic until they are well-seasoned.
2.Boiled eggs: Peel the eggs after they are cooked.
3.Stir-fried greens: Stir-fry the greens with minced garlic, season and set aside.
4.Combined bento: Put the rice, braised pork, boiled egg and greens into the bento box separately, and add some pickled vegetables as toppings.
5.Decoration: Add some sesame seeds or chopped green onions to enhance the flavor.
Tip: Use fresh greens and high-quality meat to make the bento more delicious.
Homemade bento not only satisfies your taste buds, but also helps you control your diet and stay healthy. With a bento box, you can try different creative recipes to make every meal fresh. Come and try it!
