sanshoku gohan

The weather has been kind of bad. There is the kosa (dust cloud from China) that makes the skies all hazy.

On top of that we had a couple cloudy days. I am hoping this won't affect the momiji (maple) leaves from changing colors...we'll just have to wait and see.

The other night, I was craving a bento for dinner.

I've posted this recipe for sanshoku gohan before here.

But since I couldn't find it on my blog when I was ready to cook, I adapted this recipe from the internet instead.

Sanshoku gohan : serves 2: adapted from the internet

250 grams minced pork
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon sake (rice wine)
2 tablespoons shoyu (soy sauce)
2 tablespoons mirin (sweet rice wine)
ginger, grated

For eggs: 2 eggs
1/2 tablespoon water
1/4 tablespoon sugar
1/2 tablespoon mirin
dash or two of shoyu
some oil

2 Bell pepper, thinly sliced

For meat: Brown meat then drain on paper towel.
Put back into pan and add the sauce.
Cook until liquid evaporates.
Set aside.

For eggs: add some oil to a heated pan
Beat eggs with the condiments.
Cook in pan stirring constantly, until fluffy.
Set aside.

For veg: toss in heated non-stick pan, until cooked to desired tenderness.

Put rice into bowl or bento box. Add meat, egg & veg.

Enjoy.

NOTES: if you are putting this into a bento box, make sure everything is cooled (even your rice), you wouldn't want to get food poisoning or anything.

This time around I added a little grated ginger to the sauce for the minced pork. I also browned the pork then drained it on a paper towel before cooking it in the sauce.

I can also see wrapping this (the meat, egg & veg) in a tortilla as a breakfast or lunch burrito.

This bento really hit the spot.