Japanese Lunch Box Meal Prep 🍱

Today I'm making 3 homemade Japanese lunch boxes (Bento) that are perfect for meal prep, work lunches, or school lunches.

This relaxing ASMR cooking video includes homemade bread, classic Japanese side dishes, crispy cheese tonkatsu, ginger pork, and fresh homemade pickles.

Enjoy the sounds of cooking with no talking.

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I'd love to hear where you're watching and which lunch box you'd most like to try!

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🍱 Chapters

00:00 Opening
00:15 Day 1 – Ginger Pork Bento
08:48 Day 2 – Homemade Bread Sandwich Lunch
16:50 Day 3 – Cheese Tonkatsu Bento

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📝 Recipes

🍱 Day 1 – Ginger Pork Bento

Ginger Pork

• Pork slices: 250g
• Onion
• Pea shoots
• Ginger
• Soy sauce: 4 tbsp
• Mirin: 2 tbsp
• Sake: 2 tbsp
• Sugar: 1.5 tbsp
• Flour

Miso Potatoes

• New potatoes: 150g
• Miso: 20g
• Sugar: 1 tsp
• Sake: 1 tbsp
• Mirin: 1 tbsp
• Shiso leaves
• Sesame

Roasted Paprika Pickles

• Bell pepper
• Water: 200ml
• Vinegar: 100ml
• Sugar: 55g
• Salt
• Herbs

Others

• Eggs
• Olive oil
• Rice
• Nori
• Iyokan (or Orange)
• Namasu Pickles

Chef's Tips

• Char the peppers until black for easy peeling and extra sweetness.
• Dust pork with flour so the sauce coats perfectly.
• Keep the skin on new potatoes for the best flavor.

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🥪 Day 2 – Homemade Bread Lunch

No-Knead Bread

• Bread flour: 300g
• Dry yeast: 0.5g
• Salt: 6g
• Water: 240g

Bake

• 250°C
• 15 min with lid
• 30 min without lid

Carrot Rapée

• Carrot
• Salt (2%)
• Honey
• Mustard
• White wine vinegar
• Olive oil
• Iyokan or Orange
• Cumin
• Black pepper

Sandwich Filling

• Tuna
• Mayonnaise
• Black pepper
• Mustard
• Cherry tomatoes
• Ham
• Cheese
• Baby greens
• Homemade Paprika Pickles

Chef's Tips

• Baking in a STAUB creates a crispy crust and moist crumb.
• Squeeze the carrots well before dressing.

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🍱 Day 3 – Cheese Tonkatsu Bento

Cheese Tonkatsu

• Pork loin
• Melting cheese
• Salt & Pepper
• Flour
• Egg
• Panko
• Frying oil

Quick Pickled Napa Cabbage

• Napa cabbage: 300g
• Salt (2%)
• Salted kelp
• Rice vinegar
• Sesame

Lotus Root with Ume

• Lotus root: 150g
• Umeboshi
• Ponzu
• Bonito flakes

Noriben

• Rice
• Nori
• Soy sauce
• Shiso
• Homemade Paprika Pickles

Chef's Tips

• Double-frying creates an extra crispy crust while keeping the cheese inside.
• Layering nori between rice makes a classic Japanese Noriben.
• Shiso and ume balance the richness of the fried pork.

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