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Loco Moco

Loco Moco

Sue Lau
5 from 9 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Breakfast, brunch, Main Dish
Cuisine Hawaiian, Polynesian, United States
Servings 4
Calories 1238 kcal

Ingredients
  

Gravy:

  • 2 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon beef base
  • 1 teaspoon mushroom base or beef base
  • 1 Tablespoon granulated cane sugar
  • 1 teaspoon garlic paste
  • 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 Tablespoons Hawaiian soy sauce or sweet soy sauce
  • 4 Tablespoons butter
  • 3/4 cup chopped onion
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Other Ingredients:

  • 1 pound Wagyu ground beef
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 Tablespoon toasted sesame oil
  • 3 cups steamed sticky rice or short-grained sushi rice
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • 2 cups finely shredded green papaya
  • 2 Tablespoons corn starch
  • 1 cup vegetable oil for frying
  • 2 scallions sliced
  • 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds

Instructions
 

To make gravy:

  • Stir together the water, beef and mushroom base, sugar, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, and soy sauce until thoroughly mixed.
  • In a skillet, saute the onion in the butter until softened, then stir in the flour, cooking briefly.
  • Add the water mixture all at once, and continue to stir until it comes to a boil and thickens, then remove from heat.

To make Loco Moco:

  • Shape Wagyu beef into four patties and season with salt and pepper.
  • Cook patties in a mixture of vegetable oil and toasted sesame oil until browned and cooked to your liking.
  • Steam or cook short grain sticky rice by your favorite method (I use a rice steamer).
  • Thinly shred green papaya and also thinly slice until it is a vermicelli. Toss with corn starch and fry over med-low heat until crisp and barely browned. Drain.
  • Fry eggs sunny side up in butter.
  • To assemble, place some sticky rice in a bowl; top with gravy and beef patty, then fried egg. Sprinkle with crispy papaya shreds and scallions along with a sprinkle of sesame seeds.

Notes

From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com

Nutrition

Calories: 1238kcalCarbohydrates: 75gProtein: 31gFat: 90gSaturated Fat: 20gPolyunsaturated Fat: 37gMonounsaturated Fat: 27gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 247mgSodium: 1070mgPotassium: 686mgFiber: 2gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 1007IUVitamin C: 47mgCalcium: 123mgIron: 6mg
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