okinawa taco rice
- Serves: 2
- Calories: 709 kcal
- Total Time: 1 h 20 m
- Prep: 1 h 15 m
- Cook: 5 m
- Japanese: Tako-raisu

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ingredients:
- 7 ounces ground beef
- 5 ounces lettuce
- 1/2 tomato
- 2 ounces shredded Mozzarella cheese
- 2 servings (6 1/3 ounces each)
- steamed rice
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 to 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika powder
- 1 to 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon oil
- suitable amount salsa sauce

step 1:
Shred the lettuce. Cut the tomato into 1/2 in. cubes. Mince the garlic clove.

step 2:
Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the garlic and cumin seeds. Saute on low heat until you smell the odor of them cooking.

step 3:
Add the ground beef and fry on medium heat until done. Mix in the chili powder, paprika powder and salt. Remove from heat.

step 4:
Place the rice on two dishes. Decorate with the meat mixture and cheese.

step 5:
Place the lettuce over the meat and cheese. Decorate with the tomatoes.

Pour the salsa sauce over the top.
comment:
Tacos were introduced from America to Okinawa in the 1980s by the large American military presence there. This taco recipe substitutes rice for tortilla and has a good taste. Okinawa Prefecture contains many small islands and, being located about 400 miles from the mainland, is the most southwest of prefectures in Japan.

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