Today’s bento 🍱: Simple stirfry macaroni

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup elbow macaroni
• 2 tbsp mixed vegetables
• 1 tbsp imitation crab meat  
• 1 piece of ham, diced 
• 1 beaten egg 
• 1/2 tbsp minced garlic
• 1/2 tbsp ketchup
• 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce 
• 1/2 tsp light soya sauce 
• A dash of white pepper and sesame oil

Method:

1. Boil water in a pot with some salt.  Boil elbow macaroni till al dente. Set aside. 
2. Reserved 1 tbsp of water from boiling macaroni in a bowl. Add in the seasonings, ketchup, oyster sauce, light soya sauce, sesame oil and pepper. Mix well and set aside.
3. Heat a saucepan with a tbsp of oil. Scrambled beaten egg into smaller pieces and set aside. 
4. Add another tbsp of oil in the pan. Saute minced garlic till fragrant. 
5. Add mixed vegetables and stirfry for half a minute. Add imitation crab meat and ham. 
6. Add elbow macaroni and mix well. 
7. Drizzle in the prepared sauce and stirfry quickly to combine with macaroni.  
8. Lastly, add in scrambled egg, mix well and off heat. 
9. Transfer into thermal lunchbox immediately or pack into lunchbox when it cooled slightly. 

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