I remember my son was around two years old when he tried his first Ebi Fry (Fried Prawn). He immediately fell in love with this crispy crunchy prawn and it’s one of his favorite dishes since.
The Ebi Fry he had was a part of Japanese Bento that I purchased from a Japanese grocery store. He was still small to eat his own lunch so we used to share one bento. Ebi Fry Bento typically has only one large deep fried prawn along with several side dishes, and the whole prawn was gone before I realized.
When my son was first born, I continue to cook but did not deep fry food because you need full attention when deep frying. Stepping out of the kitchen can be very dangerous when you’re deep frying (Please stay in the kitchen at all times while deep frying!).
When I learned that he really, REALLY loves Ebi Fry, I occasionally made it for him when my husband was around. It was a real treat for all of us. Several years already passed by since then, but my son’s love for Ebi Fry hasn’t changed a bit. I knew his face would brighten up when he sees Ebi Fry in his lunch box. So I made it again.
Previous Dinner was: Ebi Fry
Lunch Next Day:
- Ebi Fry Bento
- Small fruit box
- Water bottle
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Ebi Fry Bento
Ingredients
- cooked Japanese short-grain rice
- ebi fry (pre-cooked)
- lettuce (for garnish)
- tomato
- broccoli (pre-blanched, see Notes)
- Tamagoyaki (Japanese Rolled Omelette) (pre-cooked)
- furikake (rice seasoning)
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 ebi fry in a toaster oven until it's warm thoroughly.
- Wash lettuce and tomatoes and pat dry. Place nicely in the bento box.
- Pack cooled ebi fry on top of lettuce.
- Put tamagoyaki in the bento box.
- Sprinkle furikake on top of rice.
- Cool down completely before closing the bento box.
I LOVE fried food to begin with, so i definitely love fried ebi! I know i`ll be glad to see this in my lunch box! Haha~
I love how colorful this is! Looks great!
Fried prawns are addiction for me… These look wonderful!
Such cute Bento Nami.
I love your bentos, Nami!
Bento makes a great school lunch. I bet your children love to have it…xx
That looks so good, I love fried shrimp as well but your version looks better than any I have tried!
Mmmm this bento is an special favourite 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
ohhh, I am in love with this bento. I see why your son loves it. Definitively would be my favorite too.
This looks delicious! (As all of your bento boxes do…) I especially LOVE ebi furai!! I always used to order the ebi furai teishoku whenever I’d see it on the menu at lunch restaurants in Japan.
Looks good! remind of me when I was in school went to “Ensoku”:)
Hi Chiemi-san! Thank you! I miss going to ensoku with obento! 🙂
Nami,
I just found the difference between ebi-fry and tempura shrimp on this tutorial.
https://www.justonecookbook.com/recipes/ebi-fry-fried-shrimp/
Thank you,
Anabella
Hi Anabella! Sorry my response was slow. Glad to hear you found the answer. 🙂
I love those tempura shrimp but have to admit that I buy the frozen version (called torpedo shrimp in one of the brands available to me) to include in my sushi rolls since I don’t make bento boxes. 🙂 Yours look amazin … barring the raw tomato wedge.
I just want to quickly mention that Shrimp Tempura and Ebi Fry are two completely different recipes in case some people wonder if they are same. Tempura (batter) vs Ebi Fry (panko breaded). Shrimp tempura is usually used for some sushi rolls. Hope this helps.
Shrimp Tempura recipe here: https://www.justonecookbook.com/recipes/shrimp-tempura/
I should have said that I enjoy BOTH tempura battered and panko breaded and then fried shrimp. The torpedo shrimp are panko breaded and the kind I put in my sushi rolls. Thank you for the reminder and opportunity to clarify. 🙂
Nami,
This is amazing. I love this bento box! I would like to try it for my son, he would love this. Is EbiFry the same as Shrimp Tempura?
Thank you for always sharing cool recipes!
Anabella
Hi Anabella! Shrimp Tempura and Ebi Fry are two completely different recipes in case some people wonder if they are same. Tempura (batter) vs Ebi Fry (panko breaded). Shrimp tempura is usually used for some sushi rolls. Hope this helps.
Shrimp Tempura recipe here: https://www.justonecookbook.com/recipes/shrimp-tempura/
This bento looks so good, Nami! Love the fried prawn!
My daughter and I are crazy about Ebi Fry! She would love this bento!
I do love fried prawn. Yours looks wonderfully crisp and delicious Nami 🙂