Guest guest Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Today I made my second ever bento box to take to work tomorrow. I tossed some seitan and broccoli flourets in sesame oil, ginger and garlic and roasted them in the oven. Then I made some short grained brown rice in an attempt to make yaki onigiri, which is basically a flattened rice ball, toasted and brushed with soy sauce. You also stuff them with a little tasty morsel of something, I chose to use egg scrambled with hot sauce . Well I did ok shaping the balls, but they fell apart once I tried frying them, so I ended up with fried rice instead. Not so bad!! I have one rice ball I didn't try frying, which is simply onigiri, and I will keep it as such. So tomorrow I have a simple and tasty bento box with the fried rice, the seitan, broccoli, a cheese stick and some almonds. I can't wait until lunch tomorrow LOL. Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Yummmm! Did you cook plain brown rice? If so, I wonder if a basic sushi rice recipe, without the sugar (or mirin or sake) and using plain rice vinegar, would work for your yaki onigiri...? I like the idea of having unexpected fried rice <smile>. Eggs and hot sauce were made for each other! Cinzia , Heather Butler <hawaiihmb wrote: > > Today I made my second ever bento box to take to work tomorrow. I tossed some seitan and broccoli flourets in sesame oil, ginger and garlic and roasted them in the oven. Then I made some short grained brown rice in an attempt to make yaki onigiri, which is basically a flattened rice ball, toasted and brushed with soy sauce. You also stuff them with a little tasty morsel of something, I chose to use egg scrambled with hot sauce . Well I did ok shaping the balls, but they fell apart once I tried frying them, so I ended up with fried rice instead. Not so bad!! I have one rice ball I didn't try frying, which is simply onigiri, and I will keep it as such. So tomorrow I have a simple and tasty bento box with the fried rice, the seitan, broccoli, a cheese stick and some almonds. I can't wait until lunch tomorrow LOL. > > Heather > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > --Albert Einstein > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 I used a short grain rice that I found in the Asian market by my house. Half the label was in japanese, so it might be sushi rice LOLOL. Do you happen to have a basic sushi rice recipe you use? I love this idea And yes, I agree eggs and hot sauce go great together . Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein ________________________________ cinziatre <cmarchesani Tuesday, December 2, 2008 11:11:56 PM Re: bento box 2 Yummmm! Did you cook plain brown rice? If so, I wonder if a basic sushi rice recipe, without the sugar (or mirin or sake) and using plain rice vinegar, would work for your yaki onigiri...? I like the idea of having unexpected fried rice <smile>. Eggs and hot sauce were made for each other! Cinzia , Heather Butler <hawaiihmb@. ..> wrote: > > Today I made my second ever bento box to take to work tomorrow. I tossed some seitan and broccoli flourets in sesame oil, ginger and garlic and roasted them in the oven. Then I made some short grained brown rice in an attempt to make yaki onigiri, which is basically a flattened rice ball, toasted and brushed with soy sauce. You also stuff them with a little tasty morsel of something, I chose to use egg scrambled with hot sauce . Well I did ok shaping the balls, but they fell apart once I tried frying them, so I ended up with fried rice instead. Not so bad!! I have one rice ball I didn't try frying, which is simply onigiri, and I will keep it as such. So tomorrow I have a simple and tasty bento box with the fried rice, the seitan, broccoli, a cheese stick and some almonds. I can't wait until lunch tomorrow LOL. > > Heather > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > --Albert Einstein > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 I'm enjoying your adventures, Heather! I'll post my sushi rice recipe when I get home tonight. I've only made it the standard way (with seasoned rice vinegar, which has sugar in it), so I'm not sure how the texture will be w/o the sugar. Cinzia , Heather Butler <hawaiihmb wrote: > > I used a short grain rice that I found in the Asian market by my house. Half the label was in japanese, so it might be sushi rice LOLOL. Do you happen to have a basic sushi rice recipe you use? I love this idea > > And yes, I agree eggs and hot sauce go great together . > Heather > > There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. > --Albert Einstein > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 I made sushi recently with short grain brown rice and didn't bother with vinegar and it worked great. I rolled it really tight in the nori and the rolls stayed together well. I just cooked it with a little extra water and for longer, like an extra 1/4 cup and 10 minutes so it was a little stickier. Jess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2008 Report Share Posted December 4, 2008 Jess, good to know, thank you!!! Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein ________________________________ Jessica Vaughan <londonoctober Wednesday, December 3, 2008 4:08:21 PM Re: Re: bento box 2 I made sushi recently with short grain brown rice and didn't bother with vinegar and it worked great. I rolled it really tight in the nori and the rolls stayed together well. I just cooked it with a little extra water and for longer, like an extra 1/4 cup and 10 minutes so it was a little stickier. Jess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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