Today I am taking you to the islands of Hawaii.  In this episode of Ivy’s Kitchen I will show you how to make Loco Moco, my way. Loco Moco is a Hawaiian dish.  It is white rice topped with a hamburger patty steak, fried egg, and smothered in gravy. I didn’t put my gravy on top of mine, but you are welcome to add more to your plate.  This dish is not only quick to make, but also budget friendly! If you’re looking for something quick, fast, and tasty, try my Loco Moco recipe. It’s soooooooooo ono!

Loco Moco Ingredients/Instructions:

Hamburger Patty Steak:
1 lb of 80/20 ground beef
1/4 cup of maui onions
2 garlic cloves minced
1/4 cup of panko bread crumbs

Egg
Salt and Pepper to taste

Mix the ground beef with the ingredients in a mixing bowl.  Divide the mixture into 4 patties. When forming the patty, indent the middle of each one, to ensure even cooking.  Heat up oil and fry patties on medium or medium high (depending on how you like your patty done) until a crust forms on the bottom. Flip over and cook for about 3-4 minutes on each side.  When done, set patties aside. Drain excess oil on a paper towel.  Ditch the oil but save the pan drippings.

Gravy: (double the measurements for more gravy)
1 Tbsp of unsalted butter
1/4 cremini mushrooms
1 1/2 cup of low sodium beef broth
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp. cornstarch
1/8 cup of maui onions
1 garlic clove minced

Salt and Pepper to taste

In the same pan the patties were cooked in, melt butter.  Once butter is melted, sauté the onions and garlic, season with salt and pepper.  Once onions are softened, add the mushrooms and sauté. In a separate bowl mix cornstarch with 1 tablespoon of beef broth (slurry).  Add the beef broth to the pan and the slurry.  Add Worcestershire sauce and season with salt and pepper.  Mix until gravy thickens.
Turn heat off and add patties to the gravy pan.

To plate:
White rice on the bottom, topped with hamburger patty and gravy.  Add fried egg on top and garnish with furikake.  Enjoy!