Beef, Breakfast, Meat

Smoked, Braised Short Rib Loco Moco

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Smoked, Braised Short Rib Loco Moco
 
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Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Hawaiian
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I discovered Loco Moco when we were in Hawaii this summer. I then decided to give it my own spin. This dish is a keeper.
Ingredients
  • 3 lbs Beef Short Ribs
  • Barry's Beef Rub
  • Olive Oil
  • 64 Oz Beef Stock
  • 1 Bottle Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 2 Tablespoons of Minced Garlic
  • Uncle Ben's Long Grain Rice
  • 1 Medium Yellow Onion
  • Half Stick of Butter
  • 2 Cups of Baby Bella Mushrooms
  • 8 Oz Can Cream of Mushroom Soup
  • 2 Tsp Kosher Salt
  • 4 Tbs Corn Starch
  • 4 Tbs Cold Water
  • 1 Tsp White Pepper
  • 2 Eggs
Instructions
  1. Preheat smoker to 225 degrees
  2. Place short ribs on wire rack
  3. Rub both sides with extra virgin olive oil
  4. Coat both sides with Barry's Beef Rub
  6. Place short ribs on smoker
  8. Smoke for 3 hours
  9. Turn halfway through
  11. Remove from smoker
  12. In large dutch oven, add beef stock, Cabernet Sauvignon and garlic
  13. Stir to combine
  14. Set burner to low to medium to get liquid simmering
  15. Add short ribs making sure they mostly covered
  17. Reduce temperature and simmer for 4 hours
  18. Remove meat with a slotted spoon
  19. Remove any remaining bones that didn't come out during cooking
  20. Slice the meat into bite sized pieces
  21. Allow the braising liquid to cool and the fat to separate
  22. Remove the fat from the surface
  23. Finely chop the Baby Bella Mushrooms
  24. Slice and caramelize the yellow onion with the half stick of butter
  25. Puree the caramelized onion in food processor
  26. Add mushrooms to food processor as well
  27. Add onion and mushroom mixture to pot with braising liquid to make gravy
  28. Add salt and white pepper
  29. Bring to a boil, seasoning to taste as necessary with additional salt and pepper
  30. Reduce to simmer
  31. In a bowl, combine the corn starch and cold water until smooth
  32. Slowly whisk corn starch mixture into gravy, stirring in the same direction
  33. As gravy thickens, remove from heat
  34. Fry two eggs in a skillet, sunny side up
  35. Assemble dish by first adding 1.5 cups of rice to your bowl
  37. Then add 1 cup of short rib
  38. Then add 2 ladles of gravy
  40. Finally slide eggs on top

 

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