Teriyaki Chicken Bento again

When I don't have much time to prepare food, this is what I prepared for lunch.
Basically, just have to marinate the chicken well and put them into the oven to bake.
A quick and tasty meal. Check recipe for the marinade here.

Japanese Curry with Pork Cubes

After a lunch of Katsu Chicken, I followed up with a Japanese Pork Curry for dinner :P Today is Japanese food day! Personally, I would have preferred to use chicken meat. Since we had chicken for lunch already, I chose pork instead. Next time, I'll try using beef.  This is a super quick meal, ready in less than half an hour. And the best part, it's tasty!

Japanese Curry Bento

Japanese Curry with Pork & Vegetables

(I added a big onion, a potato, carrot & capsicum)

Japanese Curry Sauce Mix

Easy... Just add water.... & all the ingredients you like...

A recipe is provided at the back of the box. Just get the ingredients that you want ready and your Japanese Curry is just 20 minutes away...

Chicken Katsu with Tonkatsu Sauce

Just prepared Chicken Katsu with Tonkatsu Sauce for lunch :) Jerome said this is the best Bento set I've made so far... But then again, he said the same thing when I made the Teriyaki Chicken Bento Set & Tonkatsu & Japanese Curry Bento...

Chicken Katsu with Tonkatsu Sauce Bento

Close-up of Chicken Katsu with Tonkatsu Sauce

Recipe for Chicken Katsu

(Makes 4 pieces)

Ingredients:

2 skinless chicken breasts

1 tbsp soya sauce

some pepper

1/2 cup all purpose flour

1 egg, beaten

1 cup bread crumbs

oil for deep frying

Method:

1) Slice the chicken breasts into halves (to make it thinner for easier cooking) so that you can 4 pieces in the end.

2) Marinade the chicken in soya sauce & pepper.

3) Coat the chicken with flour, then the beaten egg & finally the bread crumbs.

4) Heat oil for deep frying & deep fry the chicken till it's nice & golden brown.

5) Dish up and drain off excess oil on kitchen paper. Cut in pieces & serve hot with some Tonkatsu Sauce & rice.

Tonkatsu Sauce

2 tbsp Worschester Sauce

3 tbsp tomatoe sauce

Just mix the 2 sauces together. Then pour over Chicken Katsu.

Tonkatsu with Japanese Curry Bento

Tried this for the 1st time :)

Tonkatsu (Breaded Pork Chop) with Japanese Curry Bento

Recipe for Breaded Pork Chop
Ingredients:
2 pieces of pork chop
marinade in: soyasauce & pepper
1/2 cup all purpose-flour
1 egg, beaten
1 cup of bread crumbs
oil for deep frying

Method:
1) Marinade pork for at least 30 mins.
2) Coat pork in flour, then in egg & finally in bread crumbs.
3) Heat oil in wok & deep fry pork till a nice golden brown.
4) Dish up and remove excess oil on kitchen paper.
5) Cut & serve hot.

Japanese Curry Cubes

Japanese Curry Sauce Mix

Japanese Curry
1 Japanese Curry Sauce Cube
250ml of water
1 tbsp oil
1 onion, diced
1 potatoe, peeled & cut into small cubes
* You can add almost anything u like: meat, vegetables.
(I added hotdogs as I had some leftovers from breakfast.)

1) Heat up 1 tbsp oil in saucepan. Saute onion till fragrant.
2) Add water, then potatoes. Boil, lower heat, cover and simmer for 10 mins.
3) Add other ingredients as desired.
4) Add curry cube. Stir occasionally and mix well till gravy becomes thick.
5) Serve hot.

Teriyaki Chicken Bento

Just prepared this for lunch. Hubby simply loves Teriyaki :)

Teriyaki Chicken Bento

Recipe for Teriyaki Chicken (Updated)

Ingredients:
2 chicken thighs (best if boneless but with skin)

Marinade for at least 3hrs (best overnight) in:

3 tbsp soya sauce

3 tbsp mirin

1 tbsp sugar

Method:

1) Remove excess fats from the chicken thighs. Marinade the chicken thighs well, best overnight.

2) Remove thighs from marinade & keep the leftover marinade sauce aside.

(You will use it for brushing on the chicken during baking or for cooking vegetables.)

3) Either pan fry the chicken or bake it in the oven.

To oven bake:

1) Preheat oven to 140-160 degrees. Place chicken thighs on baking pan with skin face down.

2) Bake for 20 mins on each side, brushing some leftover marinade over the chicken for greater flavour.

3) Use the skewer to test if its cooked. Bake for a longer time if necessary.

4) Cut & serve hot.

To pan fry chicken:

1) Heat 1 tbsp oil in the pan. Place chicken thighs into the pan.

2) Prepare 1 cup of water & pour a little at a time to cook the chicken. Once the sauce thickens, add a little more water. This cooks the chicken without burning the sauce & the chicken.

3) Turn the chicken over occasionally till cooked.

4) Cut & serve.

For Teriyaki Sauce:

Pour some leftover Teriyaki marinade, add some water. Boil & let the sauce thickens. Pour over the Teriyaki Chicken.

For Vegetables in Teriyaki Sauce:

Pour the remainnder Teriyaki Marinade into the wok/pan, adding some water if necessary.

Put in the vegetables of choice. Cook & serve together with the Teriyaki Chicken.