Taco Rice (Okinawan Style)
This Japanese style taco rice has flavorful ground beef on a bed of rice, served with tomato, lettuce, avocado, and crispy tortilla chips. It comes together easily in just 20 minutes, and is absolutely delicious! This recipe is gluten-free and dairy-free.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 medium onion minced
- 1 pound ground beef I use 80% lean
- 1 tablespoon tamari soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons ketchup
- 4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 4 cups cooked Japanese rice or any rice
- 6 lettuce leaves thinly sliced, or hand torn
- 2 medium tomatoes chopped
- 1 large avocado sliced or diced
- 2 cups corn tortilla chips crushed
Topping (optional)
- Ground black pepper
- Sriracha or tabasco sauce or any spicy sauce
Instructions
- Heat up the olive oil in a pan. Cook the garlic and onion until the onion becomes translucent.
- Add in the ground beef and cook. Once the meat starts to brown, add in the tamari soy sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and honey. Continue to cook until the mix is no longer saucy.
- To serve, arrange the rice at the bottom, then top with lettuce, beef mix, diced tomato, avocado slices, and tortilla chips.
- Optional: sprinkle ground pepper, or drizzle spicy sauce such as Sriracha or tabasco.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 766kcalCarbohydrates: 75gProtein: 28gFat: 40gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 21gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 81mgSodium: 765mgPotassium: 1057mgFiber: 9gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 3324IUVitamin C: 25mgCalcium: 109mgIron: 5mg
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