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Taco Rice
Serves 2 · About 25 min
Put ground meat seasoned with ketchup and sauce on rice, and layer lettuce, tomato and cheese on top. A rice dish born in Okinawa.
① Cut→② Stir-fry the ground meat→③ Season→④ Arrange on a plate
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How to make it
1
Cut
- Peel the onion and finely chop on a cutting board
- Wash the lettuce, drain, and cut into strips 5 mm wide on the cutting board
- Remove the tomato stem and cut into 1 cm cubes
How to tell it's doneEverything is cut, and the lettuce is drained.
2
Stir-fry the ground meat
- Put 1 tsp vegetable oil and 1 tsp garlic in a frying pan over medium heat
- Add the onion and stir-fry for 2 minutes
- Add the ground meat and stir-fry, breaking it apart with a spatula
How to tell it's doneNo pink parts of the ground meat are left, and it is all brown and crumbly.
3
Season
- Add 3 tbsp ketchup, 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp soy sauce, and 1/2 tsp chili powder if you have it
- Stir-fry 1–2 minutes, stirring, and season with a pinch each of salt and pepper
How to tell it's doneAlmost no liquid is left at the bottom of the pan, and the ground meat is coated in reddish-brown sauce.
Be carefulKetchup burns easily. Keep stirring.
4
Arrange on a plate
- Put 200 g rice flat on each plate
- Put half the ground meat on each, then scatter 20 g cheese on each
- Top with the lettuce, then the tomato
ReadyBrown, yellow, green and red are layered on top of the rice.
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If it didn't work out
WateryThe liquid was not fully cooked off in step 3. Stir-fry until no liquid is left at the bottom.
The flavor is weakAdd salt a pinch at a time, tasting each time.
The lettuce got limpYou put it right on the hot meat. Put it on top of the cheese and eat right after serving.
The ground meat is in lumpsNot broken up enough in step 2. Break it up by pressing it with a spatula.
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