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Tonkatsu Bento
It‘s easy to pack a delicious Tonkatsu Bento lunch at home with a crispy pork cutlet leftover from last night‘s dinner. In this guide, I‘ll show you how to add steamed rice, salad, and fresh vegetables for a yummy Japanese lunch box to go. You‘ll want to finish every bite!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 1 bento
Calories: 527 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- cooked Japanese short-grain rice (enough to fill half of your bento box)
- tonkatsu (pre-made; leftovers work well; see how to make my Tonkatsu or Baked Tonkatsu recipes)
- tonkatsu sauce (you can make my homemade Tonkatsu Sauce recipe)
- cherry tomatoes
- lettuce
- red radish
- broccoli (pre-blanched; see Notes; see how to freeze blanched vegetables for bento ahead of time)
- salad dressing (of your choice; you can make Japanese salad dressing or yuzu dressing at home)
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.
- Meanwhile, take out your leftover tonkatsu from the refrigerator and bake it for a few minutes in a toaster oven until it‘s warm.
- Place the tonkatsu on top of the cooling rice and drizzle tonkatsu sauce on top (or put it in a separate sauce container).
- Wash the cherry tomatoes, lettuce, and red radish and pat dry. Cut if necessary. Place nicely in the bento box along with some blanched broccoli.
- Pour salad dressing in a sauce container (I bought at a local Daiso, a Japanese dollar shop).
- Let the contents cool down completely before closing the bento box.
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Notes
- Please read FOOD SAFETY TIPS.
Nutrition Information
Calories
527kcal
(26%)
Carbohydrates
42g
(14%)
Protein
27g
(54%)
Fat
27g
(42%)
Saturated Fat
20g
(100%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
123mg
(41%)
Sodium
274mg
(11%)
Potassium
590mg
(17%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
629IU
(13%)
Vitamin C
18mg
(20%)
Calcium
48mg
(5%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1bento
Amount Per Serving
Calories 527
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 527kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 42g | 14% |
| Protein | 27g | 54% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 20g | 100% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 123mg | 41% |
| Sodium | 274mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 590mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 629IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 18mg | 20% |
| Calcium | 48mg | 5% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.