Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 19 hours ago
With layers of rice, taco meat, cheese, and tomatoes, this Okinawa Taco Rice recipe is a mashup of Texmex tacos and a Japanese rice bowl. Although it was created as a cheap, filling meal at a restaurant just outside of a US military base in Okinawa, Taco Rice has become a popular lunchtime meal throughout Japan.
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INDEX:
0:00 Intro
0:46 Ingredients
1:35 Taco Rice Sauce
1:54 Prep Veggies
3:33 Okinawa-style Taco Meat
5:18 How to Assemble Taco Rice
INGREDIENTS:
2 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons sake
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
120 grams onion (1 small, finely diced)
10 grams garlic (1 large clove, minced)
260 grams ground beef
2 teaspoons chili powder
3 servings cooked Japanese short-grain rice
150 grams tomatoes (2-3 small tomatoes, diced)
100 grams lettuce (3 large leaves shredded)
50 grams cheddar cheese (grated)
Cilantro (for garnish)
Tortilla chips (for garnish)
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With layers of rice, taco meat, cheese, and tomatoes, this Okinawa Taco Rice recipe is a mashup of Texmex tacos and a Japanese rice bowl. Although it was created as a cheap, filling meal at a restaurant just outside of a US military base in Okinawa, Taco Rice has become a popular lunchtime meal throughout Japan.
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INDEX:
0:00 Intro
0:46 Ingredients
1:35 Taco Rice Sauce
1:54 Prep Veggies
3:33 Okinawa-style Taco Meat
5:18 How to Assemble Taco Rice
INGREDIENTS:
2 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons sake
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
120 grams onion (1 small, finely diced)
10 grams garlic (1 large clove, minced)
260 grams ground beef
2 teaspoons chili powder
3 servings cooked Japanese short-grain rice
150 grams tomatoes (2-3 small tomatoes, diced)
100 grams lettuce (3 large leaves shredded)
50 grams cheddar cheese (grated)
Cilantro (for garnish)
Tortilla chips (for garnish)
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