He's Loco,

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dirtsailor2003

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For Loco Moco!!!

A bit of history then on to the smoke!

Back around 1986 a great little restaurant opened in Depoe Bay Oregon, Oceans Apart. Frank Napoleon brought Hawaiian cooking to the Central Oregon coast. 

It was here that I found one of the best comfort foods ever conceived, Loco Moco. Simply put, egg, gravy, hamburger, rice. Super simple but so complex in flavor goodness! I was also introduced to Linguica sausage, Mahi Mahi, and Hawaiian sweet bread (super good with Frank's secret family recipe chowder on top). His teriyaki, another guarded family secret, is still the best I've tasted! Frank has opened a new place 13 miles north in Lincoln City, Oceans Apart, and I highly recommend stopping there if you're in the area.

Back to the smoke... We just returned from Kauai. One of the only things I wanted to do while there was have loco moco! Proved to be more difficult than one would think. We stayed up in Haena which is way up north and disconnected from everything (just the way we like it!!). In Hanalei there was a mix plate place that had Loco Moco, but the day we went they weren't open. Island time, places are not always open when they say they are!! I finally got some Loco Moco around day 3 or 4 (once again island time, I can't remember the exact day!!). While going through smoking with drawls, it hit me Loco Moco fatty!!!


So there it is Classic Loco Moco. I had this twice from the same place. This day they had rice, and they had Fire water! The second time I had it they didn't have rice so they substituted potatoes, and they were out of fire water!

There are many variations from the traditional Loco Moco. Linguica, bacon, teriyaki, spam all can be part of the mix.

So tonight we have a combo Loco Moco fatty featuring linguica, beef, and bacon, and potatoes!


The parts.


I know nothing about wine and very little about rolling pins
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So far so good


The weave


Linguica in


Potatoes check!


Rolled an wrapped!


Smoked!!!


Sliced!


Plating



Loco Moco on steroids!!! Loco Smoco!!!
 
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That is a beautiful weave.. I'm going to try my first fatty soon and I pray that mine turns out that well!   Nicely done...
 
 
Pretty Cool idea...You can put Rice in a Fatty too. I did one with a California Sushi Roll inside it works well...JJ
 
Pretty Cool idea...You can put Rice in a Fatty too. I did one with a California Sushi Roll inside it works well...JJ
Chef JJ, I considered putting the rice and the egg in the roll, but really like how the egg, gravy and rice meld together in Loco Moco. So I just focused on the meat for the roll. Threw the taters in the roll, just because like the bacon and linguica its not standard to the traditional dish, but more an option or substitution.
 
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Looks nice there, will have to give the fatty a try before I see my Dr. for next physical
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Jetman<<<
 
Nice job on the fatty!  Looks pretty filling...or maybe one of those all day meals that you keep going back for over and over..

Great job!

Bill
 
Filling indeed!!! I probably would have done one slice, one egg, but I was going for the WOW factor!!!
 
Looks killer man, great job. Growing up on the islands loco moco was always one of my favs. I still make them all the time it has to be the best hangover breakfast ever. I love the idea of doing a fatty. Awesome.
 
Looks killer man, great job. Growing up on the islands loco moco was always one of my favs. I still make them all the time it has to be the best hangover breakfast ever. I love the idea of doing a fatty. Awesome.
When I was working on the big island I either had loco moco or saimen for breakfast everyday at Kamuela Deli in Wainea!! Great way to start the day!
 
Thanks everyone! I will do this one again. I may leave the potatoes out the next one (they are usually a substitution for the rice). The rest was spot on for the Loco Moco!!! I should mention that I was running the Mini-WSM at 325* for the entire smoke, I was running behind and I was worried that bacon wouldn't crisp up. Bacon turned out spot on! I used apple and hickory, wish I had some cherry, that'd be good!
 
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