Loco Moco

Loco Moco: rice, hamburger, fried egg, and gravy

Now that Lily's wedding is over and I no longer have to fit into my bridesmaid's dress, I indulged in some full-fat comfort food - Loco Moco!

This is traditionally a Hawaiian dish but all of the ingredients can be found locally and it's so easy to make, I don't know why it isn't more popular here on the mainland.

The hamburger patty can be substituted for anything! I used a boca burger (not pictured) but I've also seen mahi mahi loco moco and chicken katsu loco moco. i imagine you could even put some spam in there.

Now go make some loco moco and let me know if it's ono!

Loco Moco

Recipe courtesy of Big Island Grinds

Serves 2-3

Hamburger Patties

• 1lb Hamburger (not lean)
• 1/4 cup grated onions (optional)
• Garlic powder/salt/pepper to taste

Gravy

• 1 can good beef broth
• flour for thickening
• 1 tb butter
• couple dashes of Worcestershire sauce

4 eggs

hot cooked white rice

Burgers:

Gently mix the hamburger, grated onions garlic powder, and salt/pepper. Form either 2 big patties or 4 smaller size patties.

Heat frying pan until very hot. Place hamburger patties on the pan/grill and let sear just until juices start appearing on the top. Flip over and cook for a couple more minutes. You will want the burger slightly charred but still tender on the inside.

Place burgers on the side.

Gravy:

Pour a little broth into the same pan and incorporate the yumyums, then pour in the rest of the broth.

Bring to a boil and let reduce for about 3-5 minutes or so, depending on taste, for a more potent gravy.

Turn down heat to a simmer. Add couple dashes of worcestershire sauce.

In a seperate bowl, mix flour with some water. Using a whisk, slowly whisk in the flour/water mixture until gravy is nicely thick & smooth. Turn off heat and mix in the butter until well blended.

Eggs:

Traditionally, the eggs should be sunny-side up. The secret to a good fried egg is to fry the egg slowly on low heat until it’s cooked… just don’t overcook it! It also helps to have the eggs thawed to room temperature before cooking them.

Rice:

Use regular medium grain white rice… like 3 scoops worth per plate.

Assembly (bottom -> top):

Rice > Burger > Egg > Gravy all over

Optional condiments:

Shoyu, ketchup, tabasco