5.0 from 12 votes
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.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 3 servings
Calories: 479 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Japanese-Western Fusion
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
Instructions
- Make the sauce for the taco meat by whisking together the ketchup, sake, soy sauce, and salt.
- In a frying pan over medium-heat heat, add the vegetable oil, onions, and garlic and saute until they're soft and start to brown around the edges (about 5 minutes).
- Add the ground meat and crumble it using the side of a spatula.
- When the meat is halfway cooked, sprinkle on the chili powder and continue breaking up the meat as it cooks.
- 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 some rice on a plate and surround the rice with a ring of shredded lettuce.
- Top the rice with taco meat and cheese.
- Garnish with tomatoes, cilantro, and crushed tortilla chips.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
479kcal
(24%)
Carbohydrates
30g
(10%)
Protein
23g
(46%)
Fat
28g
(43%)
Saturated Fat
14g
(70%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
79mg
(26%)
Sodium
816mg
(34%)
Potassium
569mg
(16%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
1199IU
(24%)
Vitamin C
12mg
(13%)
Calcium
172mg
(17%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 479
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 479kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 28g | 43% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 79mg | 26% |
| Sodium | 816mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 569mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 1199IU | 24% |
| Vitamin C | 12mg | 13% |
| Calcium | 172mg | 17% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.