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Gyoza Bento
Crispy Japanese pan-fried dumplings make a delicious boxed lunch in this Gyoza Bento. In this guide, I‘ll show you how to pack last night‘s gyoza leftovers with tamagoyaki, hot steamed rice with furikake, and fresh vegetables for your lunch to go. It beats takeout any day!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 1 bento
Calories: 349 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- cooked Japanese short-grain rice (enough to fill half of your bento box)
- gyoza (pre-made; leftovers work well; see how to make homemade Gyoza or Vegetable Gyoza)
- soy sauce
- cherry tomatoes
- lettuce
- broccoli (pre-blanched; see Notes; learn how to freeze vegetables for bento ahead of time)
- Tamagoyaki (Japanese Rolled Omelette) (pre-cooked; you can use my Tamagoyaki recipe)
- chikuwa cucumber (pre-made; my Chikuwa Cucumber recipe takes just 5 minutes)
- furikake (rice seasoning) (you can make homemade Furikake)
Instructions
- Before You Start: For the steamed rice, please note that ¾ cup (150 g, 1 rice cooker cup) of uncooked Japanese short-grain rice yields 2¼ US cups (330 g) of cooked white rice. See how to cook short-grain rice with a rice cooker, pot over the stove, Instant Pot, or donabe.
- Fill up half of the bento box with cooked Japanese short-grain rice. Let it cool so that the hot/warm rice will not warm up the other cool food.
- Pan-fry the leftover gyoza or bake it in a toaster oven until it‘s warm.
- Pack soy sauce in a sauce container (I bought it at a local Daiso, a Japanese dollar store).
- Wash some cherry tomatoes and lettuce and pat dry. Place nicely in the bento box along with some broccoli.
- Pack the cooled gyoza, Tamagoyaki (Japanese Rolled Omelette), and chikuwa cucumber.
- Sprinkle furikake (rice seasoning) on top of the slightly cooled rice.
- Cool down completely before closing the bento box.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- Please read FOOD SAFETY TIPS.
Nutrition Information
Calories
349kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
43g
(14%)
Protein
15g
(30%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
150mg
(50%)
Sodium
620mg
(26%)
Potassium
372mg
(11%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
854IU
(17%)
Vitamin C
24mg
(27%)
Calcium
64mg
(6%)
Iron
9mg
(50%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1bento
Amount Per Serving
Calories 349
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 349kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 43g | 14% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 150mg | 50% |
| Sodium | 620mg | 26% |
| Potassium | 372mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 854IU | 17% |
| Vitamin C | 24mg | 27% |
| Calcium | 64mg | 6% |
| Iron | 9mg | 50% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.