For today’s bento we used leftovers from last nights dinner with a bit of a twist from justbento.com. A friend of ours with kids makes chicken nuggets rolled in blue corn flour and fried. Her kids love them because they come out this beautiful reddish purple color. The Mathematician and I like them because they are delicious, and relatively simple to make, although the frying does sometimes make a mess. We have had success finding blue corn flour at The Natural Grocers, which is a kind of Vitamin Cottage Grocery Store.
I saw this recipe for sweet and sour chicken on Just Bento and wondered if it would be a good twist on our Blue Chicken and it turned out it definitely was. We modified the recipe for the sauce, using sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, and red wine vinegar. We also used proportionally less vinegar, so the sauce was light and not very sticky. Last night we had it with some pasta, so for today’s bento we paired it with rice for some variety. In total, today’s bento contains:
Sweet and sour blue chicken
Brown rice
Sesame carrot salad (recipe here)
Peaches and mango
melle gets schooled 