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.
That ebi fry looks crispy delicious
What a sweet story! Time passes by too quickly with little ones. I bet your son will still love ebi fry when he has his own family. =)
Oh my goodness – what do I need to do for you so that you can pack this for me for my work lunch?
My kids love ebi fry too. They always order the sushi with ebi fry on top, and sometimes they just eat the prawn and leave the rice! They’ll be so happy if I made this at home! Looks great! At school, the kids just sit on the ground to have lunch, no tables. So it might be a bit tricky to eat if I packed a bento lunch for them..hmm…
Looks delicious! Now I want to buy a mini deep fryer.
You’re a great mommy
Yummmm! I loved eating the ebi fries in Japanese restaurants in HK. Those were so crisp and looked so mouthwatering. Wonderful bento boxes, Nami. I am really amazed by the variations!
I agree with you re the dangers of deep-frying. I’m always anxious that the little guy will get splattered or worse. I love the look of your prawns. What a great meal and your bento box looks so pretty xx
Your shrimp is gorgeous! A lot different that the fried shrimp that I grew up eating in the south. It was good but not as crispy as this looks. Yours looks healthier too. Love the combination of the shrimp and egg omelette! Another great lunch!
No wonder he fell in love with ebi fry: it is delicious and suits any man, little and not! 🙂
Japanese cooks always know how to make fried foods healthy by adding vegies Nami
Really delicious bento Nami! I Love fried prawns and so does my kids. All together looks wonderful and tasty!
I so loe fried eby and this would make a most wonderful lunch. Only one though is cruel torture 😉
Mr. N (and the rest of us) love ebi fry! Mr. N in particular. Miss A just had her first ebi fry a few weeks ago and she too loves it. I’m always just so amazed by the variety of dishes you cook for your family. Delicious!
Yum Yum! Too bad no shrimps for me 🙁 … I have to use either chicken or fish.