Hayden Quinn

Lunch · SHARING

26 March 2018

Japanese Bento Box

Created with Lilydale Free Range Chicken

A homemade bento box with teriyaki-style chicken and fresh sides. Fun to put together and great for lunch.

Serves
4
Prep
30 mins
Cook
20 mins
Difficulty
Easy
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Japanese Bento Box, recipe by Hayden Quinn

Ingredients

Method

  1. To make your teriyaki sauce, combine soy, mirin, sake and honey in a small saucepan and cook until honey has dissolved and liquid reduces slightly. Remove from heat and allow to cool before covering chicken in marinade. Allow to marinate for about 30 minutes.
  2. In a large non-stick frying pan, in batches, cook your chicken thigh over a medium–high heat for 10–12 minutes or until cooked. Allow to cool and then slice into strips.
  3. Make up your bento box by evenly distributing the chicken, mixed salad leaves, sushi rice lemon wedge, along with sesame seeds, edamame, nori and lemon wedge.

Notes

As an alternative to making your own teriyaki sauce, you can use good quality store bought teriyaki sauce.

Japanese pickles or tsukemono can be found at specialist Asian grocers, or use your own favourite pickles.

You’ll find mirin at Asian grocers and most supermarkets.

You’ll find nori at Asian grocers and most supermarkets.

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