Taco Fried Rice Recipes

EASY TACO RICE

Steps:

• Finely dice the onion and mince the garlic. Add the onion, garlic, and cooking oil to a medium sauce pot. Sauté the onion and garlic over medium heat until the onions are soft and transparent.
• Add the uncooked rice, chili powder, cumin, and oregano to the pot. Continue to stir and cook for about 2 minutes to toast the rice and spices. You should hear the rice making crackling noises.
• Finally, add the water and salt, and give everything a brief stir. Place a lid on the pot, turn the heat up to medium-high, and allow it to come to a boil. As soon as it reaches a full boil, turn the heat down to low, or slightly above low, and let it simmer for 15 minutes.
• After 15 minutes, turn the heat off and let it sit for 10 minutes without removing the lid. After letting it rest for 10 minutes, fluff the rice with a fork. Sprinkle sliced green onions over top just before serving.

TACO RICE

Steps:

• In a large pot, bring chicken broth, tomato sauce, and taco seasoning to a boil.
• Stir rice into the pot, cover and remove from heat. Let the pot stand, covered, for 5 minutes.
• Stir in cheese and olives; mix well. Serve with sour cream.

TEX-MEX SKILLET FRIED RICE

Steps:

• In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until brown. Drain; return to skillet. Stir in taco seasoning mix and water; heat to simmering over medium heat. Cook 1 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened. Transfer to large bowl, and set aside; carefully wipe out skillet.
• Add oil to skillet; heat over medium-high heat. Add onions, bell pepper, frozen corn and salt. Cook 7 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables are tender and beginning to brown on edges.
• Add rice and green chiles; cook 4 to 6 minutes, stirring frequently to break up rice, until heated through. Stir in beef mixture; cook 1 to 2 minutes longer to heat through.
• Remove from heat. Top with cheese; cover and let stand 1 to 3 minutes or until cheese melts.
• Top with remaining ingredients.

TACO FRIED RICE

Steps:

• 1. Heat a very large frypan over medium heat and add the olive oil, onion, garlic and capsicum. Fry for about 5 minutes until fragrant and lightly browned. 2. Add the beef mince and fry for a further 8 minutes until cooked through. Add the spices and herbs, soy sauce and tomato sauce and mix well. 3. Add the chilled rice, season generously with salt and pepper to taste, and fry for about 4 minutes more, until the rice is well mixed and lightly fried. You may need to add a little extra oil. 4. Serve the rice with the cheese, tomatoes and lettuce on top, and the salsa and Tabasco on the side. *A quick history lesson: Tacos and fried rice might seem as separated from each other as any two dishes on earth might be, but that's not entirely true. Taco rice was created outside a US military base in Okinawa when a surplus of taco seasoning meant that Tex-Mex taco toppings were applied to rice after the hard shells broke during transit. But Okinawan food is historically more closely connected to China than even to Japan, with strong trade and cultural ties since the Middle Ages. From tacos, to taco rice, to taco fried rice. It's not as weird as it sounds. Find more of Adam Liaw's recipes in the Good Food New Classics cookbook. Buy Now

TACO RICE

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the salsa, tomato sauce and bouillon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in rice. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until rice is tender. Serve with tortilla chips and toppings of your choice.

CHICKEN TACO RICE

Steps:

• Cut chicken into 1 inch cubes.
• Satue chicken in oil in a dutch oven or other large pot until lightly browned.
• Add chicken broth, tomato sauce and Taco seasoning mix to pot, stir to combine.
• Bring to a boil then reduce heat to medium.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add corn and pepper, increase heat and return to a boil.
• Add uncooked rice and reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer approximately 10 minutes or until it reaches your desired consistency.