Loco Moco| Hawaiian Comfort Food

Ingredients

Beef Patties

1. 1 pound Lean ground Beef

2. 1 tablespoon Garlic powder

3. 1/4 teaspoon salt

4. Fresh ground pepper

Gravy

1. 1 tablespoon butter

2. 1 small Onion (Maui) thinly sliced

3. 1.5 cups Beef stock

4. 1 tablspoon Worcestershire Sauce

5. 1 tablespoon Cornstarch

6. Salt & Pepper to taste

Rice

1. 2 cups White Rice

2. 3 cups Water

Eggs

1. 4 eggs free run

Beef Patties

1. Mix all ingredients in bowl and form into 4 even patties. Place in skillet on medium heat. Cook 3-4 minutes per side (depending on how well done you prefer it).

2. Optional: 1 cup of finely diced (or sliced) fresh pineapple, divided evenly among the burger patties.

3. Once you have flipped the patties, add pineapple to top of burgers, cover skillet and cook the remaining 3-4 minutes.

Gravy

1. Reserve 2 tbsp broth in a separate bowl.

2. In a medium skillet, on medium heat, melt butter. Add onions and saute for 3 minutes. Add Worcestershire sauce and cook 1 minute longer.

3. Add remaining stock. Mix the cornstarch with the 2 tbsp reserved stock until smooth and gently pour into pan, stirring constantly until it reaches the desired thickness.

4. Add salt and pepper to taste!

Rice

1. Place rice and water in a pot and simmer on medium -low heat covered until water is absorbed and rice is cooked through.

Eggs

1. Gently add eggs to a good quality non stick pan, on medium-low heat. Cook 4 minutes, then flip and cook to desired doneness.

Assembly

1. Place 1/2 cup cooked rice in a bowl. Add burger patty. Pour gravy over patty and rice, then top with one egg. Aloha!!!