BENTO BOX – Pork Shōgayaki (Ginger Pork)
One of the very popular bento, Pork Shōgayaki Bento is very filling. By placing Pork Shōgayaki on rice, the sweet soy sauce flavour goes onto the rice, making it so flavoursome. Pork Shōgayaki (Ginger Pork) Bento consists of cooked rice and just a couple of dishes with a boiled egg and fresh veggies. Because bento is usually made mostly from left-over dishes or make-ahead dishes, the time indicated in this recipe only shows the time to pack the bento box.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 7 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup cooked rice ((note 1))
- 100g/3.5oz Pork Shōgayaki (Ginger Pork) (with sauce (note 2))
- 50g/1.8oz Lotus Root and Spinach Salad ((note 3))
- 1/2 cup shredded lettuce ((note 4))
- 1 boiled egg cut in half
- A pinch of gomashio ((optional, note 5))
- 2 baby tomatoes
- A bento box of your choice
Instructions
- 1
While the rice is still hot or warm, place it in the largest compartment of the bento box (note 6), allowing for the pork slices to be placed on top. Let it cool.
- 2
Cut the Pork Shōgayaki into large bite size pieces. Place them on the rice so that the rice is completely covered. Then pour the sauce over it.
- 3
Put Lotus Root and Spinach Salad in one of the empty compartments. If your bento box does not have compartments, use a foil cupcake liner to put it in.
- 4
In the other empty compartment, spread lettuce and place boiled eggs with the cut side up. Sprinkle gomashio in the centre of the egg yolks if using.
- 5
Put the tomatoes in the corner of the main section next to the Ginger Pork.