How To Make Hawaiian Loco Moco Recipe
This loco moco recipe is a rich, savory dish of burger patties over a bed of sticky rice topped with an over-easy egg, drizzled with brown gravy. Learn how to make this local Hawaiian dish so you can enjoy the ultimate comfort food whenever the craving strikes.
Ingredients
Burger Patty
- 1 lb Ground Beef
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 teaspoon Pepper
- 1 small Egg
- ½ teaspoon Liquid Smoke
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Breadcrumbs
- 1 tsp Oil
Loco Moco Gravy
- 1 tablespoon Garlic
- ½ cup Onion thinly sliced
- ½ cup Mushrooms
- 2 tablespoon Flour
- 2 tablespoon Butter salted
- 1 cup Water plus ½ cup if needed
- 2 tsp Soy Sauce
- 1 teaspoon Beef Bouillon
- 2 teaspoon Browning Seasoning Sauce
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Additional Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon Green Onion
- 1.5 cups Rice short grain or jasmine
- 2-4 Sunny Side Up Eggs
Instructions
Burger Patty
- In a large mixing bowl, add burger patty ingredients beginning with ground beef and ending with breadcrumbs.
- Mix thoroughly until ingredients are thoroughly combined.
- Separate ground beef into four even sections.
- Carefully roll burger mixture into balls.
- In a large skillet (preferably a cast iron skillet), add oil and turn heat to medium/high heat.
- Add burger balls to the pan and lightly smash burgers into patties.
- Let patties cook for five minutes on one side being careful not to disturb the patties.
- Flip patties and sear an additional four minutes being careful not to disturb the patties.
- Remove patties from heat (will not be cooked through) and set aside until gravy is complete.
Loco Moco Gravy
- In the same skillet used to cook hamburger patties, add garlic, onion and mushrooms and sauté. If needed, add a small amount of oil (one tsp) if needed.
- Sauté vegetable and garlic mixture until soft and translucent.
- Sprinkle in flour and whisk for about one minute.
- Add butter and continue to whisk, stirring constantly for about two minutes or until flour cooks out.
- Slowly pour in water and whisk simultaneously.
- Pour in soy sauce, bouillon and browning seasoning sauce.
- Continue to whisk and allow gravy to reduce and thicken. (about five minutes)
- Adjust flavor to your taste adding salt and pepper if needed.
- Add par cooked burger patties back into the gravy, cover and let simmer on low for ten to fifteen minutes until burger patties are cooked through to your liking.
- Serve over white rice and top with a runny/sunny side up egg.
- Enjoy!