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Japanese Taco rice which is rice topped with taco seasoned ground beef garnished with avocado, tortilla chips, diced tomato and onion, sliced jalapenos, shredded lettuce and cheese, sour cream and salsa in a white dish with chopsticks resting on the side of the dish.

Super Easy Japanese Taco Rice Recipe

Grace Stewart
This Super Easy Japanese Taco Rice Recipe is what your family wants for dinner tonight! Also called Tacoraisu, this comes from Okinawa and is a delicious Japanese style Western food dish which you will absolutely love!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 4 people
Calories 1173 kcal

Equipment

  • Large skillet or frying pan to cook the beef
  • rice cooker or small or medium saucepan to cook the rice

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb ground beef I used 85% lean/15% fat
  • 1- 1.25 oz taco seasoning mix I used a packet from my local grocery store; other good options are McCormick or Old El Paso Taco Seasoning Mixes
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce add more than 1 tablespoon if you like!
  • 8 cups cooked rice I am estimating 2 cups of rice per person for a total of 4 servings; I used long grain rice but you could use Japanese white rice or even sushi rice

Suggested Toppings - Total Quantity Is For 4 Servings

  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup salsa try my Carolina Reaper Salsa!
  • ½ cup shredded lettuce could use iceberg lettuce or red leaf lettuce
  • 1 avocado sliced
  • 1 jalapeno sliced
  • ½ cup cilantro
  • 1 cup tortilla chips
  • 1 tomato diced; I cored and deseeded a Roma tomato for use in this taco rice
  • ¼ each red onion diced
  • 1 cup shredded cheese I used a blend of Mexican cheeses; cheddar cheese also works well!

Instructions
 

  • Cook the rice according to your package directions. I estimate 2 cups of cooked rice per serving.
  • While the rice is cooking, prep the vegetables you are going to use: slice the avocado and jalapenos, shred the lettuce, dice the tomato and red onion, and chop the cilantro. Make a nice spread of these along with your cheese, tortilla chips, sour cream, and salsa.
    Bowls containing shredded cheese, diced tomato, rice, diced onion, tortilla chips, soy sauce, sour cream, salsa, and lettuce, avocado, cilantro and sliced jalapenos. There is also a pack of Grass Fed Ground beef and Taco seasoning mix.
  • Cook and brown the ground beef in a large skillet on a medium to a medium-high heat. This should take around 5 minutes or so. You can drain the fat if you like, but I prefer to leave it in (more flavor that way 😊).
    Browned ground beef and its fat in a wok with a blue slotted turner resting on the rim of the wok.
  • Now add the taco seasoning packet mix and cook according to the packet directions. My packet directions instructed me to add ¾ cup of water, bring to the boil, and simmer for 5 minutes.
    Browned ground beef with taco seasoning and water added to it in a wok with a blue silicone spoon resting in the wok.
  • Ok here's a fun part...add some soy sauce! I added 1 tbsp, but feel free to skip this or change the amount to suit your tastes.
    Browned ground beef cooked with taco seasoning in a wok in the background and a small bowl with soy sauce being held by someone in the foreground.
  • Now here's the SUPER FUN PART! Enjoy creating a beautiful work of art by placing all your colorful toppings on top of rice which has been topped with some of the seasoned beef! Tanoshimi! ("Enjoy" in Japanese!)
    Japanese Taco rice which is rice topped with taco seasoned ground beef garnished with avocado, tortilla chips, diced tomato and onion, sliced jalapenos, shredded lettuce and cheese, sour cream and salsa in a white dish.

Notes

Enjoy this tacoraisu or Japanese Taco Rice with plenty of salsa and sour cream.  If you like it HOT, try my Carolina Reaper Salsa for some extra SPICE!
Customize your taco rice with any or all of the suggested toppings, and be sure to take a picture of your colorful creation before you eat it!  Send it to me on Instagram @explore_cook_eat I'd love to see it!!  Enjoy! 

Nutrition

Calories: 1173kcalCarbohydrates: 131gProtein: 40gFat: 55gSaturated Fat: 20gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 21gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 137mgSodium: 2338mgPotassium: 1088mgFiber: 11gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 2904IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 314mgIron: 5mg
Keyword Japanese western food, taco rice, yoshoku
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