Okay, so, I am apparently not entirely with it today and forgot the egg on my loco moco! Very sad. I mean, it was still tasty, but the egg is a key component and, when the dish is this simple, it makes me extra sad to have left it out. Whoops! My apologies for the goof. Definitely fry up an egg and add it if you're making this dish for yourself.

We had some leftover burger patties sitting in the fridge, so I didn't make the patties from scratch for this one. Go ahead and make patties according to your preferred recipe if you're doing this from scratch. But, otherwise, whatever you've got is fine. You'll miss out on some of the pan juices by cooking the burgers separately/ahead of time, but other than that, it's really not a problem.

Loco Moco

Slightly adapted from Ono Hawaii Recipes

Ingredients

• 2-3 burger patties
• 2 Tbsp. butter, divided
• 1 onion, halved and sliced
• handfull or two of sliced mushrooms (optional)
• 1 c. beef or chicken stock
• 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
• 1 Tbsp. tomato sauce/ketchup
• 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1 Tbsp. cornstarch (cornflour)
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2-3 eggs
• 1-1 1/2 c. cooked rice
• 1-2 green onions, chopped

Directions

1. If the burger patties are uncooked, fry them up in the pan first.
2. Once the patties are cooked through, remove from pan and set aside.
3. Melt 1 Tbsp. of the butter in the pan.
4. Add the onion and cook until softened.
5. Add the mushrooms (if using), cover, and cook until they release their liquid.
6. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, uncovered, for another 3-5 minutes.
7. Combine the stock, soy sauce, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and cornstarch and mix well.
8. Add it to the pan with the onion and cook until thickened.
9. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
10. Melt a little butter in a separate pan and fry the eggs until desired doneness.
11. Put ~1/2 c. of hot cooked rice in each bowl.
12. Top the rice with a burger patty and a generous quantity of the gravy and a fried egg.
13. Garnish with green onion and serve.