Our version of loco moco is seriously incredible- its like aloha on a plate. Hawaiian comfort food at its finest, this recipe is simple and brings tons of flavor. This traditional Hawaiian dish will make you want to schedule a trip to the islands so you can hit those little diners up and see how they compare to this one.
Ingredients
- FOR THE BURGERS:
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Any other seasonings you like on your burger
- FOR THE MUSHROOM GRAVY:
- 8oz shitake mushrooms
- 6 tbsp butter
- 1 medium clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 4 tbsp all purpose flour
- 2 cups beef stock
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp sugar
- FOR SERVING:
- steamed rice
- fried eggs
- chopped green onions for garnish
Instructions
- Start by cooking your rice, if you don’t know how to cook rice, I feel bad for you.
- Add ground beef & seasonings in mixing bowl, using your hands to evenly distribute the seasoning into the ground beef – once well combined, shape the seasoned meat into three 1/3 lb. patties & refrigerate until ready to cook
FOR THE GRAVY:
- Slice the shiitake mushrooms into thin slices
- Melt 2 tbsp butter in a medium saucepan
- Cook shiitakes over medium heat, stirring often until nicely browned – add in the minced garlic and onions & cook with the mushrooms for about 1 minute – remove from heat & reserve mushrooms, garlic and onions in a bowl for later
- In the now empty pan, melt 4 tbsp butter – once melted add in 4 tbsp flour, stir & cook over medium heat, stirring continuously until the roux has turned a nice golden brown color
- Add in the beef stock stirring continuously until the gravy is smooth
- Add in the fish sauce & sugar, stir to combine
- Add the shiitakes, garlic and onions to the gravy, stir to combine – keep the gravy hot over low heat until ready to serve
FOR THE BURGERS
- Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat until pan is starting to smoke – place the patties in the pan and cook over medium heat for 3 minutes on each side – (start frying your eggs after you flip the burgers to cook on the other side)
MAKE IT HAPPEN, CAPTAIN
- Add a pile of hot steamed rice to each plate, top with gravy, burger patty, fried egg & garnish with green onions. Damn this loco moco shit is good.