Before work today, I cooked up some pork and cabbage dumplings. I boiled them for 7 minutes and then fried them in a pan for a bit with a bit of olive oil. While they were boiling, I also stir-fried some mushrooms, and napa cabbage. I laid these as the base in my lunch. I also mixed together a sauce with soya sauce, vinegar, garlic and sesame oil and a touch of sugar, and poured it over my dumplings at the last minute after I had turned off the heat, I let them simmer a bit in there and then scooped them out and into my glass container. I coupled this meal with a pair of my favourite chop sticks.
I put it all in this cute neko (cat) bag.
I am very excited to eat this lunch! I think know it will be tasty! Plus, the bag is super cute. I also included a bit of sesame dressing to dip things in should I feel inclined. This was honestly, a very easy lunch to prepare and I would say it probably took little over 10 minutes. My co-workers are always surprised when I tell them that I made my meal in the morning before work, but it doesn't take much time to create something interesting and tasty. You'd be surprised with what you can do in 10 or 15 minutes. If you don't work well in a time crunch, then there is always the option of preparing things before you go to bed. You only need to set aside some time when you find it most suitable, and you too can make a bento, or even just a nutritious lunch, versus buying a lunch.
Until next time, Happy Munching!
Oh I love dumplings! Are they homemade? I would love to get a good dumping recipe!
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