Bento Box with Panettone

Ingredients:

For the rice:

• Rice 150g
• Water 150ml
• Nori seaweed and salt to taste

For the fried marinated chicken:

• Chicken leg 300g
• Sake 30ml
• Soy sauce 30ml
• Corn starch 30g
• Flour 30g
• Panettone powder 60g
• Seed oil for frying
• Ginger and salt to taste

For the Panettone Omelette

• 3 eggs
• Sugar 1 tablespoon
• Panettone 1 slice
• Soy sauce 5 ml

• Cherry tomatoes and broccoli to complete the Bento Box

Directions:

For the rice:

1. Wash the rice under running water and rinse it 4/5 times, then if you have a rice cooker follow the instructions otherwise pour rice water and salt into a pan and boil following the instructions found on the rice packaging.
2. Cut the nori seaweed into strips, wet your hands with water, take an amount of rice suitable for your palm and crush between your fingers until you obtain a triangular shape and apply the seaweed strip.

For the Fried Marinated Chicken:

1. Debone chicken thighs until the desired amount is obtained and cut them into bite-sized pieces. Marinate the pieces with sake, ginger, soy sauce, salt and leave in the fridge for 30 minutes, then mix cornstarch, flour and crumbled panettone in a bowl.
2. Remove the chicken from the marinade and coat it in the mixture of cornstarch/flour/panettone powder. Heat up the oil and add the chicken pieces until they are nicely browned, then place the chicken on a paper towel to absorb excess oil.

For the Panettone Omelette:

1. First, slice the panettone. Then, in a bowl, mix together the eggs, soy sauce, salt, and sugar and beat well. Meanwhile, heat the square skillet and grease it with a little oil. Pour a portion of the batter into the skillet and when it begins to solidify, add the slice of panettone.
2. Start rolling the omelette onto the slice without pulling it away from the pan. Once a roll is completed, pour the other part of the batter into the pan and repeat the process. When finished, place the omelette on a bamboo mat, press to shape it. Once completed, slice the omelette into pieces.

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