Cherry Blossom Viewing Bento - Meatballs (Sakura Colored)

Name: Cherry Blossom Viewing Bento - Meatballs (Sakura Colored)
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 300 grams Ground pork; 1/2 Onion (finely chopped); 1 tbsp Soy sauce; 1 tsp Chinese chicken stock powder; 1 dash Salt and pepper; 1 1/2 tsp Ginger (tube type); 1/4 tsp Garlic (tube type); 1 Egg; 100 grams Leek or Chinese chives (minced); 100 grams Rice (mochi rice if available); 1 dash Red food coloring; 1 dash Soy sauce and Japanese mustard

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

While thinking, "Can I make this without mochi rice?" I made this. We rarely use mochi rice in our house.

When steaming, the goal is to steam until the rice is heated. The steamer will get sticky, so try not to let too much of the rice touch the bottom of the steamer. Recipe by Umihotaru

While thinking, "Can I make this without mochi rice?" I made this. We rarely use mochi rice in our house.

When steaming, the goal is to steam until the rice is heated. The steamer will get sticky, so try not to let too much of the rice touch the bottom of the steamer. Recipe by Umihotaru

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

While thinking, "Can I make this without mochi rice?" I made this. We rarely use mochi rice in our house.

When steaming, the goal is to steam until the rice is heated. The steamer will get sticky, so try not to let too much of the rice touch the bottom of the steamer. Recipe by Umihotaru

While thinking, "Can I make this without mochi rice?" I made this. We rarely use mochi rice in our house.

When steaming, the goal is to steam until the rice is heated. The steamer will get sticky, so try not to let too much of the rice touch the bottom of the steamer. Recipe by Umihotaru

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Ingredients

4 servings

300 gramsGround pork
1/2Onion (finely chopped)
1 tbspSoy sauce
1 tspChinese chicken stock powder
1 dashSalt and pepper
1 1/2 tspGinger (tube type)
1/4 tspGarlic (tube type)
1Egg
100 gramsLeek or Chinese chives (minced)
100 gramsRice (mochi rice if available)
1 dashRed food coloring
1 dashSoy sauce and Japanese mustard

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Steps

1

Dissolve the red food coloring with some water until it turns to sakura color. Mix together with the rice.
2

Mix the ground pork with all the ingredients except for the rice and food coloring.
3

Roll the meat into 2~3 cm balls and coat with the sakura-colored rice.
4

Steam in a steamer for about 15 minutes. Line the bottom with parchment paper.
5

Put the soy sauce and Japanese mustard in the bento box and use on the meatballs just before eating.