Angry Birds Onigiri Bento Box Recipes

ANGRY BIRDS ONIGIRI BENTO BOX

Steps:

• Mash hard-boiled egg & set aside. Blanch crabmeat in boiling water & drain. Dice it & mix with egg, mayo & pepper.
• Mix Ketchup into 2 tbsp of rice. Using fingers, spread some salt water onto cling wrap. Put 2 tbsp of rice onto palm & top with crabmeat mixture.
• Make into a ball. Add 1 tbsp of white rice to make the bottom of the Red Bird. Press well to combine the two.
• Once you're done, start cutting out the eyes by using Cheese & Nori & the crown/beak using Carrots. Tada! Here's your 1st Angry Bird! Serve with mayo & wasabi if you like :).
• So what do you think of this Red Bird? Click here to make the Yellow Bird, White Bird & the King Pig!

JAPANESE ONIGIRI AND BENTO BOX

Steps:

• Cook sushi rice according to package directions. Do not add vinegar or sugar like we would when making sushi. We just want plain rice.
• Once cooled, dip your hands in the bowl of salted water and take a handful of rice. Mold it into a ball, triangle, or pack it (very tightly) into a cookie cutter, then unmold the shape. Or make a flat disc and put some leftover meat into the center. Fold up the edges of the rice disc to hide the filling, or add more rice on top and form into a ball or triangle. Keep your hands wet to keep the rice from sticking.
• Using cookie cutters or a paring knife, cut fruits, veggies, meats, cheeses, sandwiches, or anything else you can think of, into cute shapes. Stack them, line them up, or create scenes and characters with them.
• Silicone muffin cups are great for keeping foods separate that will either leak juice onto dry foods, or roll around like blueberries and peas.
• Use craft punches or scissors to make shapes out of the nori (seaweed sheets) and stick it on the onigiri. It'll stick nicely to the rice.
• For a great demo on making bento box lunches for kids, check out the alphamom website here: http://alphamom.com/family-fun/how-to-make-a-kids-bento-box/.