I made dry curry for today's bento, using ground turkey and a bunch of vegetables that I happened to have on hand already: onion, carrot, orange / yellow / red mini sweet peppers, peas, and also some new potatoes. I chopped everything up finely (except the peas) before adding them to the browned meat. When everything was tender I added the curry mixture, which included curry powder, shoyu, mirin, and sake. And a bit of water. Stir in and cook until dry. The nice thing about dry curry is that since it is "dry", it is a good choice for bento -- there is no thick sauce to get all over everything.
In this bento, I scooped the dry curry on top of fresh rice. In the next section I put some roasted baby bok choy, and the final 2 sections include red grapes, a purple carrot skewer, a strawberry and a half plum. Nope, it's not summer here yet; it's a Chilean plum...but I couldn't resist. My own apricot tree is nearing full bloom, and I'm dreaming of fresh tree-ripe fruit in the coming months, hopefully. Our tree is very popular with the neighborhood birds and squirrels, so it'll be a battle to get our share.
We had a great, sunny day today, which I spent hanging out in the garden with TinySprite, but tomorrow calls for more rain :( Come on, Spring!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
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oh the thought of blooming fruit trees makes me long for spring. we're not there yet - in Southcentral Alaska we just got 4" of fresh fluffy new snow today. :( I'm so done w/winter, but your bento looks like a breath of spring.
ReplyDeletethanks! :)
Thanks Susan B.! I hope spring comes soon for all of us :)
ReplyDeleteI agree. Come on spring... but I'll settle for this colorful treat to for the eyes until this winter season turns the corner. Yum.
ReplyDeleteYesss... if we all make coloful spring bento, maybe we can pull off an early spring, hm?
ReplyDeleteThanks Debra!
I know what you mean about the birds and fruit trees! My chickens have already eaten most of the buds off my blueberry bushes!
ReplyDeleteI just love it when you do your 4 colors bento with that box. Looks awesome! The dry curry idea is brilliant ... it's always nice to have a trip to 4 seasons country especially in Spring time, pretty :)
ReplyDeleteAh, savoring your description of the apricot tree in full bloom, sherimiya! I must try this color-coordinated approach with my MFSB soon...what a great way to pack in a range of nutritious, color-rich foods! Happy weekend to you, rain or shine!
ReplyDeleteHi Angi, Sorry to hear about that. It's frustrating, but I hope we can all share at least!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lia! Spring can never come too soon for me :)
Thanks very much bentobird! Look forward to your M4SB soon too :)
your bento is definitely geared up for spring, love the colours. nice dry curry idea - i love curries especially with lots of potatoes in them!
ReplyDeleteThanks javapot :)
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