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Watch: How to make Loco Moco
Hawaiian Loco Moco Recipe ingredients
The Loco Moco consists of pretty basic ingredients that come together to form an explosion of flavor and texture. The recipe may look lengthy, but many of the ingredients are simply whisked together to create the gravy. Here’s a quick rundown of the ingredients needed to make this Hawaiian recipe (see printable recipe card at the bottom of the post for the complete recipe):
THE BURGER PATTIes
The Mushroom Loco Moco Gravy
THE EGGS AND RICE
How to Make Loco Moco
Making Hawaiian Loco Moco is very easy! All you have to do is steam some rice (use a rice cooker, if you have one!), cook a few burgers on the stove, fry some eggs, and prepare a quick whisk-together-and-simmer mushroom gravy. Detailed instructions can be found in the recipe card below, but here’s an overview of the cooking process:
Step 1: Cook the rice. If you have leftover white rice on hand, just use that. Otherwise, this would be a great time to whip out your rice cooker. You can also use individual microwavable rice packets. Step 2: Form the hamburger patties. Whisk the Worcestershire sauce and seasonings together, add the ground beef and combine. Form the mixture into 4 equal patties, then make a 1/2″ indentation in the middle of each patty with your thumb (see below).
Step 3: Cook the burgers. Heat a little vegetable oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the patties and cook until brown and slightly charred on one side, flip, then reduce the heat to medium and cover. Cook an additional 2-5 minutes, depending on how rare you like your burgers.
How to make gravy for Loco Moco
Step 4: Make the mushroom gravy. To the drippings left in the skillet, melt some butter. Sauté the mushrooms and onion until golden brown, then sauté the garlic and red pepper flakes. Add the flour and cook for 1 minute. Reduce the heat to low and slowly whisk in the broth followed by the rest of the ingredients. Bring to a simmer until thickened to desired consistency.
Step 5: Fry the eggs. Heat more oil in a nonstick sauté pan over medium heat. Add the cracked eggs to the side of the pan, and cook until the whites are set/opaque and the yolk is cooked to your preferred level of doneness (we like them runny over here). Step 6: Serve! To assemble the Loco Moco, place 1 ¼ cups of cooked rice in the center of a plate. Place one burger patty on top, followed by a ladle of gravy, and lastly top with one fried egg. Garnish with green onions.
Loco Moco Recipe tips
Loco Moco is a meal-in-itself with protein and carbs! However, if you’re looking to stretch the dish further or are feeding a crowd, serve it with a side of fruit for breakfast like cantaloupe, Perfect Fruit Salad, or Pina Colada Fruit Salad. If serving for lunch or dinner, you can add a side of veggies like Roasted Broccoli, or Roasted Carrots, and a refreshing salad like Strawberry Broccoli Salad, Strawberry Salad, Ramen Salad, Crunchy Asian Salad, Chinese Salad, or Asian Pineapple Salad. Tag @CarlsbadCravings and Use #CarlsbadCravngs Leave a Review, I Always Love Hearing From You!
