Serve this seasoned beef patty over rice and top with gravy and a fried egg. Loco Moco is pure comfort food, and considered a new Hawaiian classic.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Certified Angus Beef ® = Certified Angus Beef ® ground beef, 80% lean
  • 1/2 cup finely diced yellow onion
  • 2 cloves minced garlic
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 cup panko bread crumbs
  • 1 cup long grain white rice
  • 3 teaspoons canola oil, divided
  • 8 ounces sliced cremini mushrooms
  • 2 cups unsalted beef stock
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons corn starch
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 scallions, sliced

Directions

  1. In a large mixing bowl; combine ground beef, onion, garlic, Worcestershire, 1-teaspoon salt, pepper and bread crumbs. Mix by hand and form into four patties; refrigerate.
  2. Prepare rice according to package directions, keep warm.
  3. Preheat a 12” cast iron skillet over medium high-heat and add 1-teaspoon oil. Sear patties 3 to 4 minutes per side; remove from pan. Using a paper towel, wipe any excess oil and cooked bits from pan.
  4. Add remaining 2-teaspoons oil to the hot pan, sear mushrooms 4 minutes, season with 1- teaspoon salt. Stir in stock and soy sauce; bring to a boil.
  5. In a bowl or small pitcher combine 3-tablespoons cold water with corn starch, stir into mushrooms. Bring back to a boil then reduce heat to low and simmer. Add beef patties to gravy, simmer until patties reach an internal temperature of 160°F.
  6. While patties simmer, melt butter in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Crack each egg into pan as you would for fried eggs, season with remaining 1/2-teaspoon salt, sear 2 minutes, cover pan to cook whites through, one minute.
  7. Divide rice among four plates, top with beef patties, gravy, fried egg and scallion.

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