Rengoku’s Bento

(from brus25’s recipe box)

Source: foodkagechris

Categories: Asian

Ingredients

  • Recipe:
  • 200g thinly sliced Beef
  • 400g Rice
  • 550ml Water
  • 100g Tofu
  • 1 soft boiled Egg
  • Spring Onions
  • Sliced Pickled Ginger
  • Chili Flakes
  • Sauce:
  • 100ml Water
  • 100ml Mirin
  • 50ml Soy Sauce
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • optional: some Dashi
  • 1/2 Onion
  • 1/2 Ginger

Directions

  1. Instructions:

  2. Rice

  3. Start by making your Rice

  4. Thoroughly wash your rice until the water runs clear

  5. Leave the rice soaking in water for at least 30 minutes

  6. Add the rice to a pot or saucepan with 550ml of water

  7. Put on a lid and heat up the rice until it begins to boil, turn the heat down to medium-low and wait for 10 minutes

  8. After 10 minutes or once the water has disappeared from the rice, turn off the heat and let steam in the pot for another 10 minutes

  9. Tofu

  10. Lay the tofu onto a paper towel lined sheet tray then place a few more paper towels on top

  11. Place something heavy onto the tofu to weigh it down for 1 hour and allow it to drain

  12. let it rest for some minutes

  13. for more flavor, marinate the tofu beforehand

  14. cook it with oil in a nonstick pan on medium heat til it has some color

  15. add some salt or spices of your choice

  16. let it rest for some minutes

  17. Sauce

  18. Add 100ml water, 100ml of mirin, 50ml of soy sauce, 2 tbsp of brown sugar and a sprinkle of dashi fish stock into the pan you will use to cook the beef

  19. Cut half an onion into thin slices and add to the liquid as well

  20. Turn to a high heat with the lid on

  21. Once it starts to boil, add your thinly sliced beef and cook for a few minutes until cooked through

  22. if you like, add your Tofu for more Flavour

  23. Let the Beef Stew in the sauce for around 5 minutes

  24. Soft boiled Egg

  25. cook your egg for 6 minutes

  26. then put in ice water and peel it

  27. if you want more flavour on your egg, do this marinade

  28. Marinade:

  29. Soy Sauce

  30. Mirin

  31. Sake or Water

  32. Sugar

  33. cook it for 1 Minute after boiling

  34. you can marinade the egg for just a few hours or overnight

  35. Finally

  36. Place your Rice into a Bento Box or anything else and layer your beef on top

  37. Drizzle some Sauce along with it

  38. Garnish with your soft boiled Egg, Spring Onions, Tofu, pickled ginger and some chili flakes

  39. Umai!

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