A noisette of lamb is the filet mignon portion. Racing through the store, trying to find something for my train bento tomorrow, I lucked up on some lamb noisettes. They are very nice 🙂 I also grabbed some marinated shrimp, seafood salad and French peasant potato salad to fill up the box. Not Japanese, but I did sprinkle some furikake on the shrimp and packed soy sauce. The following is my “can’t be bothered” recipe for the lamb. This makes enough lamb for 2-3 bento boxes.
Bento Box Lamb Noisettes
6 lamb noisettes
Salt and pepper
1 1/2 tbsp butter
1 large shallot, sliced vertically
2 garlic cloves, sliced vertically
A generous glug of Beaujolais wine
Season the lamb with salt and pepper, then quickly saute the noisettes in the butter until cooked very rare. Remove and slice into chunks. Add the shallot and garlic to the pan and saute until soft. Pour in the wine and reduce until syrupy. Return the lamb chunks to the pan and toss in the syrup for about a minute or less.
Not to mention Willie Nelson 😉
That’s another great bento!
I did waver. Willie is one of my favorites.
Well there’s nothing wrong with Canned Heat 😉
You are becoming, or have become, the Bento Queen. Excellent stuff. I’m such a crap traveller that I’d never get that together.
The first blog I started following was about bentos. I would make daily bentos for my husband and myself 🙂 Fun. The bento box in the picture was given to me by a Japanese diplomat in Senegal.
I love these bento boxes, I must find some for when i am travelling next.. this lamb is rather lovely.. c
Thank you c. If you find an Asian grocery store, they usually have a few.
Nothing like that around here, cultural desert remember, I might have a look on the internet though.. c
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thank you.. onto it now!! c
You pack the most delicious looking bento boxes!
Thank you Tessa.
I love your bento.. and wonder about the poor travelers sitting next to you on the train with their dried sandwiches in paper bags and plastic wrap, lol! They must be so envious!! Love the song!
I think the man sitting next to me wanted a bite 😀
What a clever idea – bento boxes for travel. Beats a soggy ham and cheese sandwich any day! I want to come travelling with you!
Anytime!
What a beautiful and yummy bento!
I was thinking of preparing one recently to bring to work (it’s been months since I’ve prepared one) so I take this post as a sign I should 😉
Thank you Carine. It’s great to have a bento a work. Real and good food!
Looks and sounds delicious!!!
Thank you kiisu23.
You’re welcome 🙂
Making your own bento box is such a vast improvement on making some butties and wrapping them in clingfilm. Impressed !
Thank you Claire.
A train bento is a fabulous idea!