Okinawa Taco Rice 沖縄タコライス

Okinawa Taco Rice 沖縄タコライス

Prep Time:10 minutes

Cook Time:15 minutes

Total Time:25 minutes

Course: Rice, Rice dish

Cuisine: Japanese

Servings: 2

Calories: 832kcal

Author: Shihoko | Chopstick Chronicles

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

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

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 seasoning ingredients and put it in an airtight container. *4
• 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 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.
• 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 Mozzarella cheese can be substituted the cheese you have in your fridge.  I used tasty cheese. 

*3 If you don't have purple onion, can be substituted with brown onion like I did.

*4 It will make about 2-3 tbsp mix. This recipe only requires 1 tbsp of the mix. 

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