Okinawa Taco Rice And Cheese (Cafe Style)
Taco rice is a delicious and vibrant fusion dish that hails from Okinawa. Made with Japanese white rice topped with taco style ground beef, fresh salad, crispy tortilla chips and a soft boiled egg, taco rice is quick to make and every bite is packed with flavor!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 150 g tomato (or mini tomatoes, halved)
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- ¼ tsp chili sauce of your choice
- 1 tsp cooking oil (neutural oil)
- 1 garlic clove (minced)
- 100 g onion (finely diced)
- 150 g ground beef (or beef/pork mix)
- 1 tbsp sake (or dry white wine)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu)
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 1 tsp chili powder (cayenne pepper powder)
- 2 portions cooked Japanese short-grain rice
- 100 g lettuce leaves
- 50 g avocado (cubed)
- 2 tbsp preferred shredded melting cheese (cheddar or gauda)
- 30 g tortilla chips (crushed)
- 1 tbsp Japanese mayonnaise (optional)
- 2 soft-boiled egg (optional)
Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl, mix 150 g tomato, 1 tsp lemon juice and ¼ tsp chili sauce of your choice. Rest in the fridge until serving time.
- 2
Heat the pan on medium and once hot, add a drizzle of 1 tsp cooking oil. Add 100 g onion and 1 garlic clove to the pan and cook until the onion becomes slightly soft and transparent.
- 3
Next, add 150 g ground beef to the pan and fry until browned.
- 4
Once the mince is cooked through, add 2 tsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu), 1 tbsp sake, 1 tsp sugar, 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 2 tbsp tomato ketchup and 1 tsp chili powder. Mix thoroughly and cook until the sauce is reduced by half.
- 5
Rip 100 g lettuce leaves by hand and arrange them around the edge of each plate and place 2 portions cooked Japanese short-grain rice in the middle.
- 6
Top the rice with the seasoned meat and scatter the tomato "salsa" and 50 g avocado decoratively over the top.
- 7
Sprinkle with 2 tbsp preferred shredded melting cheese and 30 g tortilla chips, then drizzle with 1 tbsp Japanese mayonnaise and top with 2 soft-boiled egg.
- 8
Serve and enjoy!