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  • ささみの照り焼きとさわら西京焼き弁当
  • Double main course: fish and meat

    Spanish mackerel and chicken teriyaki bento box

    2026.03.18 | green pepper

    I made teriyaki Spanish mackerel and chicken breast the main dish by placing them on top of rice. I used these classic bento box items as side dishes.

Ingredients and Instructions for Teriyaki Chicken Breast (Serves 2)

  • Chicken breast
    2 pieces
    Soy sauce
    1 teaspoon (7g)
    Mirin
    2 teaspoons (10g)
    Sake
    2 tablespoons (15g)
    Sugar
    1 teaspoon (7g)
    Potato starch
    2 tablespoons (30g)
    Toasted sesame seeds
    1 teaspoon (7g)
    • Slice the chicken breast thinly and coat with potato starch

    • Sauté the chicken breast over medium-high heat until cooked through

    • Add the seasonings and simmer until reduced. Finally, coat with sesame seeds.

  • Spanish mackerel Saikyo-yaki and chicken breast teriyaki bento
  • Spanish mackerel Saikyo-yaki and chicken breast teriyaki bento
Husband

The teriyaki chicken breast is seasoned strongly to make it go well with rice. Coating it with potato starch before frying makes it tender.

Wife

Even though it was chicken breast, it wasn’t dry and was soft, and it tasted delicious♪

Ingredients and Instructions for Grilled Spanish Mackerel with Saikyo Miso (1 serving)

  • Grilled Spanish Mackerel with Saikyo Miso
    1 slice
    • Miso burns easily, so remove it

    • Grill for about 10 minutes until browned

  • Spanish mackerel marinated in Saikyo miso and chicken breast teriyaki bento
  • Spanish mackerel marinated in Saikyo miso and chicken breast teriyaki bento

Ingredients and instructions for side dishes

Tamagoyaki (Japanese rolled omelet)

  • Eggs
    2
    Mayonnaise
    A little (3g)
    Sugar
    A little over 1 teaspoon (7g)
    Oil
    4g
    • Add mayonnaise and sugar and beat the eggs

    • Add oil and heat over slightly strong low heat

    • Divide the eggs in three batches and roll them up

  • Salmon and Seaweed Bento
  • Salmon and Seaweed Bento

Deep-fried Chikuwa with Seaweed

  • Chikuwa
    2 pieces
    Wheat Flour
    1 tablespoon (15g)
    Water
    1 tablespoon (15g)
    Aonori (dried green seaweed flakes)
    1 teaspoon (5g)
    Oil
    2 tablespoons (30g)
    • Cut the chikuwa in half lengthwise and then in half crosswise

    • Mix flour, water, and dried seaweed

    • 2Attach the chikuwa

    • Fry in oil heated over medium heat for about 1 minute

  • Deep-fried chikuwa wrapped in seaweed
  • Chikuwa no Isobe-age

Stir-fried Vegetables

  • Shimeji Mushrooms
    1/5
    Onion
    1/5
    Carrots
    2cm
    Salt
    A pinch (1g)
    Black Pepper
    A pinch (1g)
    Chicken Stock
    A pinch (1g)
    • Cut the shimeji mushrooms, onion, and carrot into bite-sized pieces

    • 1Sauté until cooked through

    • Mix in salt, black pepper, and chicken stock

  • Spanish mackerel marinated in Saikyo miso and chicken breast teriyaki bento
  • Spanish mackerel marinated in Saikyo miso and chicken breast teriyaki bento

The bento is complete

Spanish mackerel marinated in Saikyo miso and chicken breast teriyaki bento
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