Taco Rice

This Okinawan Taco Rice recipe makes for a satisfying mashup of Japanese and Texmex cuisines. Made by layering rice with Japanese-style taco meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes, it's a colorful one-plate meal that can be thrown together in minutes.

Course Entree

Cuisine Japanese-Western

Keyword texmex

Level Beginner

Main Ingredient Beef, Rice

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Total Time 10

Servings servings

Calories 479kcal

Author Marc Matsumoto

Equipment

Ingredients

For taco meat

2 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons sake
1 tablespoon soy sauce
¼ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
120 grams onion 1 small, finely diced
10 grams garlic 1 large clove, minced
260 grams ground beef
2 teaspoons chili powder

For taco rice

3 servings cooked Japanese short-grain rice
150 grams tomatoes 2-3 small tomatoes, diced
100 grams lettuce 3 large leaves shredded
50 grams cheddar cheese grated
Cilantro for garnish
Tortilla chips for garnish

Grams + US Cups - US Standard

Instructions

Make the sauce for the taco meat by whisking together the 2 tablespoons ketchup, 2 tablespoons sake, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and ¼ teaspoon salt.
2 tablespoons ketchup, 2 tablespoons sake, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, ¼ teaspoon salt
In a frying pan over medium-heat heat, add the 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, 120 grams onion, and 10 grams garlic and sauté until they're soft and start to brown around the edges (about 5 minutes).
1 tablespoon vegetable oil, 120 grams onion, 10 grams garlic
Add the 260 grams ground beef and crumble it using the side of a spatula.
260 grams ground beef
When the meat is halfway cooked, sprinkle on the 2 teaspoons chili powder and continue breaking up the meat as it cooks.
2 teaspoons chili powder
When the meat is almost done, pour the sauce over the meat and continue cooking until the mixture is saucy but no longer watery.
To assemble the taco rice, put 3 servings cooked Japanese short-grain rice on three plates and surround the rice with a ring of 150 grams tomatoes.
3 servings cooked Japanese short-grain rice, 100 grams lettuce
Top the rice with taco meat and 50 grams cheddar cheese.
50 grams cheddar cheese
Garnish with tomatoes, Cilantro, and crushed Tortilla chips.
150 grams tomatoes, Cilantro, Tortilla chips

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