New to decorative bento? This will be a fun recipe and especially a treat for the young ones. An hour or so is all you would need to create an eye-catching meal for your kid to bring to school in a snack box. As it’s a brand new year, our bento welcomes spring! Use egg sheets to delicately create the raincoat, and cut apples for a nice umbrella to match the theme.
We used Kinmemai Better Brown Rice, for it’s smooth texture and is a lighter, ?uffier brown rice. Have fun ‘deco-ben’ as snacks or picnic meals for the weekends!
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Ingredients

Steps

1

Cook 65g Kinmemai Better Brown Rice with 100g water in rice cooker.

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2

Mix cornstarch and water together, 2 tbsp each.

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3

Add mixture to beaten eggs and whisk to combine. Strain the egg mixture.

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4

Lightly oil and heat a tamagoyaki pan. Pour a thin layer of egg mixture into the pan.

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5

Cook on low heat until egg sheet set.

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6

Repeat to make 3 egg sheets. Set aside.

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7

Cook dumplings in boiling water. Set aside and drizzle with some oil to prevent them from sticking together.

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8

Stir fry tri-color capsicum strips with a little oil in a pan. Season with 1 tbsp light soy sauce. Set aside once cooked.

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9

Transfer cooked brown rice into a mixing bowl. Mix in ½ tbsp tomato sauce.

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10

Shape a portion of brown rice into an oval rice ball with cling wrap for the body.

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11

Lay an egg sheet over cling wrap. Place rice ball in the centre and wrap egg sheet around it. Wrap with cling wrap to shape and set aside for 5 minutes

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12

Shape the rest of brown rice into a round rice ball with cling wrap for the head.

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13

Cut the hair from a sheet of seaweed. Wrap seaweed over rice ball with cling wrap.

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14

Add folded egg sheet to form the hood around the head. Wrap with cling wrap to shape and set aside for 5 minutes.

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15

Lay the base of the bento box with lettuce leaves.

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16

Unwrap and position the body rice ball.

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17

Add cooked capsicum strips and dumplings on the sides.

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18

Unwrap and position the head rice ball.

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19

Cut half circles from the egg sheets for the raincoat collar. Apply mayonnaise on one side and place on raincoat. Add rice crackers for the raincoat buttons.

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