Healthy Japanese Lunch Box Recipe | Soboro Obento

ground chicken

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

mirin

🥗Healthier: rice vinegar + sugar

💰Cheaper: white wine + sugar

Rice vinegar provides acidity with fewer calories.

nori

🥗Healthier: spinach leaves

💰Cheaper: lettuce

Spinach adds nutrients while lettuce is more accessible.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium options reduce salt intake.

Prepare a big pot for cooking.

Open the canned mackerel and remove excess oil and water using a paper towel.

Add ground ginger to the pot.

Put the canned mackerel and all seasonings (soy sauce, sugar, sake) into the pot.

Cook over medium to low heat, stirring until the mixture becomes dry and crumbly, about 3-4 minutes.

Prepare egg soboro by cracking eggs into a pot and adding sugar and sake for fluffiness.

Cook the eggs over medium to low heat, stirring until the liquid is almost gone and it becomes crumbly.

Prepare broccoli goma-ae by mixing cooked broccoli with soy sauce, ground sesame seeds, and sugar.

Prepare chickpea salad by mixing cooked chickpeas and thawed mixed vegetables with salt, pepper, and mayonnaise.

Cook rice according to instructions and keep warm.

Assemble the bento by placing rice at the bottom, followed by mackerel soboro, egg soboro, broccoli goma-ae, chickpea salad, cherry tomatoes, and pickled vegetables.

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