Braised Pork Belly Bento 角煮弁当

Happy Monday! Let’s start the week with a bento recipe!

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As Mondays are my son’s minimum day at school, I get a break from making a bento lunch. However, even when he comes home for lunch, he sometimes would request that I make a bento for him. I’m happy to see he is enjoying Japanese bento culture.

Previous Dinner was:

Braised Pork Belly (Kakuni)! We loooove this pork belly dish very much. I have to admit that it does take some time to make it, but the result is so worth it.

Lunch Next Day:

• Braised Pork Belly (Kakuni) Bento
• Small box of fruits
• Water bottle

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Braised Pork Belly Bento

5 from 2 votes

Easy bento idea, braised pork belly bento with tomatoes, tamagoyaki, and furikake over rice. Cook the Pork Belly for a diner and pack it for a lunch! 

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Prep Time: 10 minutes mins

Cook Time: 5 minutes mins

Total Time: 15 minutes mins

Servings: 1 bento

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ cooked Japanese short-grain rice
• ▢ Braised Pork Belly (Kakuni)
• ▢ Tamagoyaki (Japanese Rolled Omelette)
• ▢ broccoli (pre-blanched)
• ▢ tomatoes
• ▢ furikake (rice seasoning)

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Instructions

 

• Fill up half of the bento box with Japanese rice. Let it cool so that hot/warm rice will not warm up other cool food.
• Reheat leftover braised pork belly in a frying pan until it's warm thoroughly. Let cool completely.
• Pack cooled braised pork belly in a silicone cup and put in the bento box.
• Put tamagoyaki and broccoli in the bento box.
• Wash tomatoes and pat dry. Place nicely in the bento box.
• Sprinkle furikake on top of rice.
• Cool down completely before closing the bento box.

Notes

Please read FOOD SAFETY TIPS.

Nutrition

Calories: 587 kcal · Carbohydrates: 39 g · Protein: 16 g · Fat: 39 g · Saturated Fat: 16 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 4 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 15 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 250 mg · Sodium: 467 mg · Potassium: 458 mg · Fiber: 2 g · Sugar: 9 g · Vitamin A: 960 IU · Vitamin C: 23 mg · Calcium: 74 mg · Iron: 4 mg

Author: Namiko Hirasawa Chen

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Japanese

Keyword: bento

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