📍 Hawaii

Loco moco

Name: Loco moco
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups cooked white rice, hot; 300 g ground beef; 2 eggs; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons flour; 1 1/2 cups beef broth; 1 tablespoon each soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce; Salt, pepper, and oil

· Lunch

A dish of white rice with a burger patty, fried egg, and gravy, comfort food created in Hilo, Hawaii.

Editorial content by WorldBites · 2026-10-04 · Contact

⏱ 35 min🍽 2 servings📊 Easy🏷 Commonly associated

Preparation: 15 min
Cooking: 20 min
Waiting and resting: 0 min

History

It was born in 1949 at the Lincoln Grill in Hilo, on Hawaii's Big Island, when a group of teenagers from the Lincoln Wreckers asked for something cheap and filling: rice with a burger patty and gravy. They named it 'loco moco' after a friend's nickname. Later the characteristic fried egg was added, and the dish spread across all the islands.

Ingredients

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Preparation

1
Form two patties, season and cook until the center reaches 71 °C; keep hot.
2
In the same skillet melt the butter, add the flour, and cook to make a roux.
3
Pour in the broth, soy sauce, and Worcestershire little by little, and cook until you have a thick gravy.
4
Fry eggs until white and yolk are firm; use pasteurized eggs if you prefer a less-set yolk.
5
Serve the rice in a bowl, place the patty, cover it with gravy, and crown with the fried egg.