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
Okinawa Taco Rice
Ingredients Ingredients

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

step 1:

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

Step 2

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

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

step 4:

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

Step 5

step 5:

Place the lettuce over the meat and cheese. Decorate with the tomatoes.

Tako-raisu

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.