Corn Burger Steak Bento

Today I had tried a few new recipes that I try. I had failed in making the cheesy potato balls. It tasted alright, just the potatoes balls indeed looked horrible! I was kind of like indeed really feel silly and funny that I had came out of this dish XD XD!

Corn Burger Steak

Ingredients:

• Ground pork, 300 grams
• Salt, 1 tablespoon
• White pepper, little
• A – Corn Kennel, 100 grams
• A – Minced Garlic, 1 tablespoon
• A – Minced Onions, 1 tablespoon
• Rice Wine, little

Preparation:

Night Before

1. Use a big bowl, put in the ground pork, add in the salt, white pepper and use hand to knead the minced pork and throwing the meat. This is to make the texture denser and therefore yields a chewier texture in the burger meat. Repeat this thrusting motion for about 20 times.
2. Finally add in [A], mix it well using hand, and store in the fridge to the next day.

Actual Day

1. Take out the marinated grounded pork. Take a handful portion and throw it between your both hands, to reduce the air in the meat, finally press it to form a burger shape.

2. Heat up the oil in a frying pan over high heat. Turn to low heat,pan-fry the corn burger steak for about 4 –5 minutes for each side. Add in a little of rice wine along the pan, cover with the pan lid for the steak easier fully cook for about 4 –5 minutes again. It would be done.

Cheese Potato Balls

Ingredients:

• Sweet potatoes, 1 pc
• A - Butter, 30 grams
• A – Salt, 1 teaspoon
• A - Sugar, 15 grams
• B – Black sesame, ½ tablespoon
• B – corn flour, ½ tablespoon
• B – flour, ½ tablespoon
• Cheese, 3 pieces

Preparation:

Night Before

1. Wash and clean the sweet potato, peel off the skin, cut into cube size and put in the steamer and steam.

2. Cut 3 slices of cheese into 9 equal size each.

3. After the sweet potato is ready, take it out and while still hot, add in the mixture [A] mix well, and then add in the mixture [B].

4. Take out small part of [3], gently give pressure and do a small bite size potato ball with putting the cheese in the middle. Make it a small ball shape. Store in the fridge and ready for the next day.

Actual Day

1. Take out the cheesy sweet potato balls, heat up the oven unto 180 degree Celsius. Let the oven bake for around 10 minutes. Take it and let cool.

 

Easy Asparagus Bacon Wrap

Ingredients:

• Bunapi mushrooms, 12 pcs
• Bacon, 6 pcs
• A – Soy sauce, 1 tablespoon
• A – Rice wine, 1 tablespoon
• A – Sugar, ½ tablespoon
• Umami seasoning, little to taste

Preparation:

Night Before

1. Wash and clean the Bunapi mushroom.

2. Lay the bacon flat, put a bunapi mushroom on top of the bacon. Wrap the bunapi mushroom diagonally till it fully wrap. Continue for the rest. Store in the fridge for the next day.

Actual Day

1. Heat up the frying pan. Add a little oil, take out and put into the pan the Bunapi mushroom bacon wrap. Slowly pan-fry about 1 –2 minutes.
2. Slowly pan-fry till the bacon turn to golden brown. Add in [A], let the bacon and the gravy thicken, take it out onto a plate and sprinkler some umami seasoning.   

I have added a quick stir-fry Choy Sum to add in the bento. I feel so guilty of asking both Issac and Annabelle eat the cheesy potatoes balls that I made… but Annabelle said the taste is nice just the look only very funny LOL!