5 from 26 votes
Demon Slayer Gyunabe Bento
Demon Slayer Gyunabe Bento features a savory gyunabe made with thinly sliced beef, tofu, Tokyo negi, and onions simmered in a mixture of sake, mirin, soy sauce, and cane sugar until tender and flavorful. The ingredients are layered thoughtfully over cooked short-grain rice in a bento box and garnished with pickled ginger and a halved ajitsuke tamago. This layered presentation balances richness and freshness, providing a satisfying combination of textures and tastes in a compact meal format.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings:
2
bentos
Calories:
837 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
For Gyunabe
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 175 grams tofu (cut into thick squares)
- 100 grams Tokyo Negi (1-inch slices at a 30° angle)
- 100 grams onion ½ small onion sliced thick
- ¼ cup sake
- ¼ cup mirin
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons cane sugar evaporated
- 250 grams beef (thinly sliced for Sukiyaki)
For Bento Box
- 1 Ajitsuke Tamago
- pickled ginger red pickled ginger, Benishoga style
- 2 ervings short-grain rice cooked
Instructions
- Heat a frying pan over medium-high heat until hot. Add the oil and then add the tofu and Negi in a single layer. Fry these undisturbed until they're browned on one side (~2 minutes). Flip them over and then push them to one side of the pan.
- Add the onions along with the sake, mirin, soy sauce, and sugar. Let these simmer over medium heat until the onions are tender (~6 minutes). Flip the ingredients over periodically to ensure they get seasoned evenly.
- Add the beef and stir it around in the braising liquid to cook it through. The Gyunabe is done when the meat is no longer pink. Don't overcook it, or the beef will get tough.
- To pack the bento, add a layer of rice to the bottom of the bento box and top the right ⅔ with the Gyunabe.
- Add some benishōga to the top left edge of the box and then stagger some tofu on top of it.
- Layer some of the Negi on top of the tofu, and then finish your Demon Slayer bento box off with half of an Ajitsuke Tamago.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
837kcal
(42%)
Carbohydrates
93g
(31%)
Protein
48g
(96%)
Fat
28g
(43%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Trans Fat
2g
(100%)
Cholesterol
182mg
(61%)
Sodium
1971mg
(82%)
Potassium
650mg
(14%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
31g
(62%)
Vitamin A
630IU
(13%)
Vitamin C
28mg
(31%)
Calcium
248mg
(25%)
Iron
9mg
(50%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2 bentos
Amount Per Serving
Calories 837
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 837kcal | 42% |
| Carbohydrates | 93g | 31% |
| Protein | 48g | 96% |
| Fat | 28g | 43% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Trans Fat | 2g | 100% |
| Cholesterol | 182mg | 61% |
| Sodium | 1971mg | 82% |
| Potassium | 650mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 31g | 62% |
| Vitamin A | 630IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 28mg | 31% |
| Calcium | 248mg | 25% |
| Iron | 9mg | 50% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.