Loco Moco

The first time I had this I was on the big island of Hawaii and I had never heard of it before my now wife and I walked into a small diner in some tiny town that I can’t even remember the name of. I do remember that we had both had too much wine the night before and this particular menu item jumped right out at me as something that might help with that. I’ve since learned that this is the quintessential Hawaiian comfort food and if you decide to make it, you’ll appreciate why.

Key things to look out for:

How you season the patty is going to greatly colour the dish. I like Cajun spices but you do you
Don’t wipe out the pan in between the patties and the gravy. The fondant is exactly what you’re after when making a good gravy

Gather the good Stuff

Patties

Ground beef - enough for a few small patties. Probably about 400g or so. I like them on the thinner side but you do you
Cajun seasoning to taste
Garlic salt to taste
Black pepper to taste
1 egg

Gravy

1.5 cups beef broth
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Splash of sesame oil
3-4 tbsp corn starch
Optional - tbsp ketchup
Optional- tsp sugar

Other

1.5 cups rice

Putting it together

Mix ground beef with egg, salt, pepper and Cajun seasoning.
Finely dice 1/2 onion and add to beef mixture
Using your hands press beef into patties of desired size
Heat frying pan over medium high heat with a bit of oil or butter
Fry patties for 4 minutes per side (more or less if thicker / thinner) or until desired doneness
Transfer patties to a plate and keep warm in the oven
If necessary blot out some of the excess grease from the pan, but not all
In a separate bowl mix together broth, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, sugar, sesame oil
Add cornstarch to gravy mixture and whisk in well until all lumps are gone
Add remaining 1/2 onion to pan and fry until golden on medium heat

11. Once the onion is golden add gravy mixture to the hot pan and stir until thickened, remove from heat

12. In a clean pan fry one runny egg

13. Assemble in a bowl over rice by placing patty on top of rice and pouring gravy over top.

14. Garnish with green onions

Comments

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