Lion Shaped Wiener Sausage (Decorative Bento Item)

1. 1

   Marinate the boiled quail egg in mentsuyu.

2. 2

   If you're using 2x concentrate marinate it for 30 to 40 minutes.

3. 3

   Turn it over occasionally to marinate it evenly.

4. 4

   When the egg is nicely marinated, take it out and pat off any excess moisture with paper towels.

5. 5

   Cut the wiener sausage in half lengthwise.

6. 6

   Make small cut in the outer curved side (to about the center of the sausage).

7. 7

   If the cuts are too deep the sausage will rip, so be careful!

8. 8

   Boil the sausage for 1-2 minutes.

9. 9

   Once it's boiled it will curl up.

10. 10

    Secure the ends together with a small piece of pasta.

11. 11

    (If you don't want to use uncooked dry pasta, use a piece of deep fried pasta instead.)

12. 12

    Place the quail egg from Step 2 on top.

13. 13

    Make the face parts ready.

14. 14

    I used a nori punch this time!

15. 15

    If you don't have a nori punch, cut the parts out with scissors.

16. 16

    Use mayonnaise as glue to stick on the nori features, and it's done.

17. 17

    A quail egg cut in half used in the center is cute too.

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    Here's how it looks in a bento.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.