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Taco Rice

January 17, 2013 by Liza Agbanlog 14 Comments

Taco Rice

My oldest son went to Japan over the Christmas break. He spent most of his time in Osaka but went to visit Okinawa for couple of days. While in Okinawa, he was able to try some of the islandโ€™s famous dishes like Okinawan soba and taco rice. Taco rice is so popular amongst the Okinawan people; even schoolchildren have it in their bento box for lunch.

Taco rice is the Okinawan adapted version of the Mexican dish, taco. It consists of cooked seasoned ground beef spread over a bed of rice and then topped with shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes and shredded cheese. Salsa and sour cream may also be added.

Taco Rice

For this recipe, I used the store bought taco seasoning to flavor my ground beef.ย  The cooked beef was tasty and delicious. Eating it with rice was already good. Eating it with shredded lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, salsa and sour cream was even better. Yummy ๐Ÿ˜€

5.0 from 1 reviews
Taco Rice
 
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Prep time
20 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
40 mins
 
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 lb. lean ground beef
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 6 tablespoons taco seasoning
  • 1 cup water
  • 4 cups cooked white rice
  • Cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • Shredded iceberg lettuce
  • Shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
  1. Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the beef and sautรฉ until it has browned, around 5 minutes.
  2. Add taco seasoning and stir to combine flavors.
  3. Add water; bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
  4. To assemble one serving of taco rice, place 1 cup of rice on a plate. Top with seasoned beef, followed by shredded lettuce, cherry tomatoes and shredded cheese.
  5. Serve with salsa and sour cream.
  6. Enjoy!
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Filed Under: Main Dishes, Recipes Tagged With: beef, cheese, japanese, lettuce, mexican, rice, salsa, sour cream, taco, tomato

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  1. Justin Turner

    June 8, 2020 at 12:51 pm

    My family has been making this since the 80’s and I never knew what it was called, glad to see it actually quantified here.

    about halfway into the 90’s though we swapped the Lettuce for Sweet pea’s and never looked back

    Reply
  2. Maggie

    May 22, 2013 at 9:30 am

    I wish you could have some soba, it is so delicious!! My husband and I joked about taco rice when we first got here but it soon became a staple I’m our house (coming from Cali we always have taco fixin’s laying around). They do Mexican a little different around here, I had a burrito that was smothered on Italian dressing and sliced garlic…it was good, but odd!

    Reply
    • Avatar photoLiza

      May 22, 2013 at 8:25 pm

      Hi Maggie,
      Thanks for writing:) Yeah,my son was still raving about the Okinawan soba. He said it was really delicious. As for taco rice, he even suggested topping it with Japanese curry, something worth trying in the future ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  3. Anonymous

    February 16, 2013 at 12:51 pm

    I lived in okinawa for 4 years, loved the taco rice, the place i ate it at was by the marine base, also loved ocean tacos, man those were good!

    Reply
  4. Laura

    February 4, 2013 at 9:45 am

    I’m always looking for a different idea for leftover taco meat. This is happening for my lunch today – thank you!

    Reply
    • Avatar photoLiza

      February 4, 2013 at 5:46 pm

      My pleasure ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  5. Charmyka

    January 27, 2013 at 1:34 pm

    I tried this today. I substituted ground turkey & brown rice. I omitted the lettuce and tomatoes (I didn’t have any) and added some avocado dressing I made and it was delicious.

    Reply
    • Avatar photoLiza

      January 27, 2013 at 4:08 pm

      That’s wonderful! Sounds delicious ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  6. Sandy

    January 26, 2013 at 4:07 pm

    I have been making “Japanese Tacos” for 15 years. We let students from Japan stay in our home while going to the university to study English. Tacos were a staple in our house and one of the students said, “Tonight, I will make you Japanese tacos.” Everything was the same except he used rice. My family has made them ever since then. However, mine have never looked as beautiful as yours do!!!

    Reply
    • Avatar photoLiza

      January 26, 2013 at 4:18 pm

      Thanks Sandy ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  7. peachy @ The Peach Kitchen

    January 18, 2013 at 2:53 am

    Beautiful Taco Rice!!

    Reply
    • Avatar photoLiza

      January 18, 2013 at 6:47 am

      Thanks ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  8. Jordyn

    January 18, 2013 at 2:14 am

    Great picture! I love taco rice, but I have the advantage of living in Okinawa ๐Ÿ™‚ If you want a more local twist- try adding some corn (weird, I know, but they put it on everything), diced cucumbers or flavored mayonnaise dressings on top! I like ’em plain though, and yours looks delish!

    Reply
    • Avatar photoLiza

      January 18, 2013 at 6:48 am

      Hi Jordyn,
      Great idea! I’ll try it next time. Thanks ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply

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