Anime Bento

By Tastemade Culinary Team

Throw together this delicious chicken karaage, egg and rice lunch that's almost too adorable to eat.

Updated: 3/22/2024

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Ingredients

karaage (fried chicken)

  • 1 chicken thigh, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon mirin
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger
  • tempura powder for dusting
  • frying oil

Egg Flower

  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon mirin
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • pinch of salt
  • cooking oil

Octopus Sausage

  • small japanese or korean sausages
  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil

To Assemble

  • green lettuce leaf
  • 1 1/4 cups short grain rice, cooked
  • 2 slices ham
  • 1 baby carrot
  • 1 sheet nori
  • 2 hard-boiled quail eggs
  • black sesame seeds
  • 1 slice american cheese
  • cherry tomatoes

Steps

  1. In a mixing bowl, combine chicken, soy sauce, mirin and grated ginger. Let it marinate 10 to 15 minutes.
  2. Heat oil to 350°F. Dust chicken with tempura powder, and fry in oil for 5 to 7 minutes, or until chicken is fully cooked and golden brown outside. Place on a plate lined with paper towels.

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