Best Bento Balls Aka French Hamburgers Recipes
BENTO BALLS (AKA FRENCH HAMBURGERS)
My kids and I spend Wednesdays out in the woods either hiking, biking, or letterboxing. We have to take a huge lunch with us and usually it's a Japanese-style bento with onigiri, some protein item, and lots of vegies and pickles. More often than not, my kids will pick this for the protein...it's basically a french hamburger recipe that has been adapted for our bento lunches. Cooking time will vary with how large your patties are. The sauce is a true basting sauce and these will not be in a soupy sort of base. The point of bentos is to make the food as fuss-free to eat as possible. The meat mixture is soft and a bit tricky to work with, but the result is a moist patty that doesn't need condiments and isn't a rubbery hard superball.
Provided by Akikobay
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 1h10m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a baking sheet by lining with parchment or foil.
- Lightly coat the parchment or foil with cooking spray.
- Mix the bread crumbs, havarti, horseradish, dried onion, salt (or spice-salt mix), cottage cheese, and egg together in a large bowl. (Please note that the horseradish should be prepared, i.e., the creamy kind that is mixed with mayonnaise. We use the Beaver brand.).
- Allow to stand for 5 minutes to soften the bread crumbs.
- Mix in the ground turkey.
- The meat mixture will be very soft.
- Form the meat into balls that will fit into your bento box(or on your plate).
- Flatten slightly so that the meat is formed into shapes resembling patties.
- Place in the oven to bake for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make the basting sauce by combining the melted butter, ketchup, and soy sauce.
- Carefully turn the patties over and put them back in the oven until 20 minutes before the meat is cooked through.
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- The time to finish cooking will depend on how large you made your patties.
- I use a meat thermometer to check for doneness.
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- Approximately 20 minutes before the meat cooks through, baste one side of the meat with the sauce, returning to the oven for 10 minutes.
- Turn and baste the other side and return to the oven for the remaining 10 minutes.
- Let cool, add to your bento box, and have a great day hiking.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 437.3, Fat 26.7, SaturatedFat 12.8, Cholesterol 153, Sodium 1210.2, Carbohydrate 21.8, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 7.8, Protein 28.9
FRENCH ONION BURGERS
I get bored with just the plain burgers. I found this recipe in Taste of Home and had marked it to save. It is a simple yet tasty sounding burger.
Provided by diner524
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a bowl, combine the onions, Worcestershire sauce, salt and mushrooms if using. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into 4 patties.
- Grill, uncovered, over medium heat or broil 4 inches from the heat for 6-9 minutes on each side or until no longer pink. Serve on buns with any condiments and toppings of your choice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 367.1, Fat 18.9, SaturatedFat 7.1, Cholesterol 77.1, Sodium 613.1, Carbohydrate 22.1, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 3.1, Protein 25.2
TERIYAKI WOULD-BE MINCED CHICKEN, TORISOBORO, BOWL
Teriyaki minced chicken, torisoboro, is one of the most popular lunch box, bento, recipe in Japan, I think. In this recipe, I used not minced chicken, but a defrosted tofu. When you freeze tofu, taste of tofu enhances and its texture turns more chewy. You can find a lot of different teriyaki sauce recipes. In this recipe, I prepared one of the basic Japanese teriyaki sauce using mirin and sake. I know it is not always easy to find esp. mirin outside Japan, so it's ok if you use substitutes for the teriyaki sauce, such as soy sauce with honey, or soy sauce with coke.
Provided by T. Washoi
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 15m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Beat eggs well and prepare scrambled eggs. It'd be easier to prepare scramble eggs with 2 or more pairs of chopsticks to do it.
- Finely julienne your favorite vegetables and boil them.
- Squeeze water out from the defrosted tofu.
- Spread sesame oil in a skillet and sauté the tofu.
- Add teriyaki sauce in the skillet and mix it with the tofu well.
- Place rice, tofu, eggs and vegetables in bowls.
- Spread salt and pepper to taste.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 325.6, Fat 18.9, SaturatedFat 3.5, Cholesterol 211.5, Sodium 2140.7, Carbohydrate 27.1, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 21.8, Protein 11.3
FRENCH DIP BURGER
This is a sandwich for one, but may be increased for additional servings. For a simple broth, mix 2 bouillon cubes with 1 cup of boiling water or see recipe #491456. Recipe from Omaha Steaks.
Provided by gailanng
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 20m
Yield 1 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Over medium-high heat, heat large nonstick skillet or fire up grill.
- Trim thin slice off top and bottom of ciabatta bun to create flat surface. Then slice each bun in half horizontally. Lightly spread mayonnaise on outside of ciabatta bun, to enhance browning. Place bun, mayonnaise-side down, on grill or in pan. Top each bun with cheese slice to toast bun and melt cheese.
- Season burger with seasoning salt. Grill, broil or pan-fry burger until internal temperature reaches 160°F.
- Top burger with caramelized onions. Place burger on one toasted bun, then top with remaining bun. Cut in half and serve with beef broth for dipping.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 349.2, Fat 19.5, SaturatedFat 10.7, Cholesterol 58.1, Sodium 1045.7, Carbohydrate 25.5, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 4.5, Protein 17.6
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