Obento how-to: Peanut Butter Green Pepper :)

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Obento how-to: Peanut Butter Green Pepper
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I actually got the idea for this from a Razor Ramon segment, where HG gets the little kid to eat green peppers. I tweaked the recipe a little bit, and will probably tweak it more before I’m totally happy with it, but it’s a great bento recipe.

1) Cut a green pepper in half, then cut the halves into strips. I use half the strips in this recipe. Coat a small frying pan lightly with oil and saute on medium heat until tender. I stir it with chopsticks and keep the lid on to speed up the process.

2) In a small bowl (I use a child’s noodle bowl) combine about 1/2 cup of your favorite chunky peanut butter, three tablespoons of soy sauce, one tablespoon olive oil, and a teaspoon of sugar. Do NOT use artificial sweetener, the mixture will separate and burn. I found that out the hard way.

3) Stir until everything is well-integrated. It’ll look like very dark chunky peanut butter.

4) When peppers are tender, turn the heat down to LOW/SIMMER. Let the sizzling calm down a bit, then add the peanut butter mixture and use a flattened cooking spoon to mash it into the peppers. Keep stirring, always on low. This stuff burns very easily.

5) When the peanut butter gets melty and coats the peppers evenly, it’s done. Don’t overcook- like I said, it burns easily. Use this time to prepare your wrappers. I cut a sheet of sesame mamenori into quarters. I’ve also prepared 2 cups of vinegared jasmine rice.

6) Use your rice paddle to put a small amount (no more than 2 tablespoons) in the center of the sheet of nori. Flatten it out.

7) Use the chopsticks to lay individual strips of green pepper on the rice. Chopsticks also help to nudge things in place. This whole operation works best when the rice is hot, by the way.
Bring either side of the nori up and over. The heat will cause it to go soft and sticky and the flaps will stay in place.

9) The recipe makes about 6 rolls; I’ve shown 3 here. I covered up the seams with pickled daikon sakura.

That’s about it! Pretty easy. If you like peanut chicken, you’ll love this.

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Obento how-to: Peanut Butter Green Pepper :)

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