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Taco Rice 沖縄タコライス
Quick and easy Okinawa Taco Rice recipe. This classic Okinawan dish is made from white rice topped with delicious taco mince, lettuce, avocado, and tomato salsa.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 832 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- 3 cups of cooked rice
- 2 cups of shredded iceberg lettuce *1
- 1/2 avocado
- 1/4 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese *2
- 250 g ground beef beef mince
- 1/2 brown onion
- 1/2 tbs olive oil
- 1 tbs ketchup
For Salsa
- 6 cherry tomatoes
- 1/4 purple onion *3
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- pinch of salt and pepper
For Home made Taco seasoning mix
- 1/2 tbs Mild Mexican Chilli powder
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp corn starch
Instructions
Rice
- Cook the rice using a rice cooker or in a pot.
Cup of Yum
Salsa
- Chop up the tomato and onion to make the salsa, combine with lemon juice and a pinch of salt and pepper and set aside.
Taco beef
- Mix all taco seasoning ingredients and put it in an airtight container. *3
- Mix ketchup, 1 tbsp of taco seasoning and 1/2 cup of water in a mixing bowl and set aside.
- Heat a frying pan over high heat and add olive oil and cook the onion.
- Add the beef mince to the frying pan to cook.
- Once the ground beef is cooked, add the taco seasoning mix to the frying pan and stir.
- Bring it to simmer and cook for a further 10-12 minutes to reduce the liquid and allow it to thicken.
- Turn the heat off and set it aside.
Assembling
- Serve 1/2 of the rice on a plate or a bowl and place the shredded lettuce, avocado, taco beef, and top with salsa and shredded cheese.
Notes
- *1 Does not have to be ice burg lettuce. I used just salad leaves for update photos.
- *2 If you don't have purple onion, can be substituted with brown onion like I did.
- *3 It will make about 2-3 tbsp mix. This recipe only requires 1 tbsp of the mix.
Nutrition Information
Calories
832kcal
(42%)
Carbohydrates
83g
(28%)
Protein
33g
(66%)
Fat
39g
(60%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Cholesterol
99mg
(33%)
Sodium
851mg
(35%)
Potassium
963mg
(28%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
820IU
(16%)
Vitamin C
22.7mg
(25%)
Calcium
148mg
(15%)
Iron
3.8mg
(21%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 832
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 832kcal | 42% |
| Carbohydrates | 83g | 28% |
| Protein | 33g | 66% |
| Fat | 39g | 60% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Cholesterol | 99mg | 33% |
| Sodium | 851mg | 35% |
| Potassium | 963mg | 20% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 820IU | 16% |
| Vitamin C | 22.7mg | 25% |
| Calcium | 148mg | 15% |
| Iron | 3.8mg | 21% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.