Loco Moco

This Loco Moco recipe is a delicious Hawaiian dish. It consists of white rice, a juicy hamburger patty, a fried egg, and then all topped with a creamy mushroom gravy made from scratch. It's traditionally eaten for breakfast, but it's delicious anytime. A delicious and unique way to dress up ground beef patties. I really love hearty breakfasts and this Loco Moco with Mushroom Gravy recipe is very high on my list of favorite meals to eat! The first time I had Loco Moco was when I went to Hawaii with my family, years ago. I initially ordered it because I liked the name of the dish as well as the idea of a hamburger patty over rice. I ended up totally falling in love with this ‘stick to your ribs’ dish. Loco Moco is a local Hawaiian comfort food dish consisting of steamed rice topped with a hamburger patty, fried egg and finished with gravy.

Variations

Ground turkey can be used in place of the ground beef to make turkey patties

Slices of spam can be fried up and served in place of the hamburger patties as well

Caramelized onions can take the place of the mushrooms for a caramelized onion gravy

Brown rice can be swapped in for the white rice

Green onions can be used instead of chives, to finish the dish, or both can be omitted altogether

Ingredients:

hamburger patties

8 ounces lean ground beef

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

¼ teaspoon ground white pepper

1 tablespoon neutral oil

mushroom gravy

4 tablespoons unsalted butter divided

2 garlic cloves minced

4 ounces shiitake mushrooms stems removed and thinly sliced

3 tablespoons all purpose flour

1 2/3 cups chicken stock

salt and pepper to taste

fried eggs

1 tablespoon neutral oil

2 large eggs

to serve

1 1/2 cups cooked basmati rice

1 tablespoon furikake seasoning

1 tablespoon sliced chives