Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Meat ball (Steamed) Bento

Made about a dozen of meat balls last night. Recently, I often use my little bamboo steamer to cook dishes. This is one of them.
Ingredients for the meat balls:

grass-fed ground beef, silken tofu, egg, dried soy-bean protein (Fu in Japanese) in replace with bread crumbs, apple sauce, graded onions, soy sauce, mirin.

Shape into small balls. Lay the bottoms (two-tires) of the bamboo steamer with cabbage or lettuce leaf (to prevent sticking - also, easy to clean after cooking. So, save those outer leaves that are not so pretty or perfect for salad. Steam for 10-15 min. Done! No grease, no watching the pan, no flipping the meat balls. While steaming, you can prepare other dishes or setting your dining table. I cook with the steamer to save time and cook with less grease. I did not use a single drop of oil.

Here is my Obento.

  • Japanese steamed rice topped with flavored little fish
  • Veggie Miro Soup
  • Steamed Meat Balls
  • Salad with cabbage, tomato, red peppers (used Cod fish oil for dressing)
  • Steamed broccoli
  • Homemade Daikon radish pickles
  • Fish flake salad

It was yummy.

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