Ingredients:
Makes 4 portions
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1 pound 80/20 ground beef
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4 eggs
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2 cups or more cold cooked rice
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3/4 cup beef stock
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1/2 cup cream (not used in video)
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2 tbsp chopped mushrooms, your choice
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2 tbsp onion sliced
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1 tbsp onion minced
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1 tbsp cornstarch or flour if needed to thicken gravy
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3 cloves garlic
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1.5 tbsp vegetable oil
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1.5-2 tbsp minced Portuguese sausage or Chorizo
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1 tbsp butter
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Salt and pepper to taste
Watch the Tutorial:
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Method:
​Burger, Gravy, fried rice, egg
Burger:
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1 pound of ground beef makes 4 uncooked 1/4 pound patties 4 inch by 1 inch for best results
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Season with salt and pepper and chill in refrigerator 15 mins
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Heat skillet medium high heat until a drop of water evaporates in 3-5 seconds
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Place a thumb print into center of each burger
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Cook 4.5 minutes per side for medium rare
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set aside to rest
Gravy:​
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Remove excess fat from skillet
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cook mushrooms and onions until slightly browned
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Season with salt and pepper
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Add beef stock and simmer to reduce to a gravy
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Add cream and blend well
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Cook on low heat until reduced to a gravy
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Add cornstarch or flour to thicken if necessary, this will also reduce the cooking time
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reduce/thicken until running your finger across the back of a spoon and gravy does not cross the line
Fried Rice:
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Cook the sausage until almost crisp
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Add the garlic and onions
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Add the vegetable oil
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Cooks quickly until fragrant starting to brown
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Add the rice and stir fry/mix well
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Cook until rice is dry and no oil remains in the wok or skillet
Fried egg:​
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Add 1/4 tbsp of butter to a heated skillet
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Crack 1 egg into a bowl then when butter melted pour gently into the skillet
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Repeat process for each of the remaining eggs
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Assemble to finish and serve the Loco Moco:
​On a warmed plate
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Add 1/4 cup fried rice as the base
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Place a cooked burger on top of the fried rice
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Pour 1/4th of the gravy over the burger and fried rice
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Place the fried egg on top
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Garnish with parsley and serve