Smash Burgers Recipe

Smash Burger Recipe with Easy Sauce

It’s easy to make restaurant-style Smash Burgers at home. These cook quickly and it’s one of the tastiest ways to prepare a burger. You’ll love the double patty with melted cheese in between, and the sauce is a must-try!

Prep: 18min

Total: 30min

Yield: 4

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: calories 730 kcal, Carbohydrate 26 g, Protein 42 g, Fat 59 g, Saturated Fat 22 g, Trans Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 158 mg, Sodium 926 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 6 g, unSaturated Fat 31 g, servingSize 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef (80/20, divided into 8 portions (3oz each))
• Salt (added to taste)
• Black Pepper (added to taste)
• garlic powder (optional, added to taste)
• 4 slices medium cheddar cheese (we love thick-sliced)
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tsp yellow mustard
• 4 burger buns (we used brioche buns)
• 2 cups iceberg lettuce (shredded)
• 1 large tomato (sliced)
• 1/2 red onion (sliced into thin rings)
• 2 Dill Pickles (cut into 12 slices)

Instruction:

1. Divide beef into 8 even portions, about 3 oz each. Loosely Roll them into balls then cover and refrigerate while preparing remaining ingredients. The meat must be cold when it hits the grill.
2. Butter and toast buns over medium heat until golden on the buttered side.
3. Scrape under the burger with spatula facing down at a 45˚ angle to get under the caramelized part and flip. Cook another 1 minute. Top half of the patties with sliced cheese and cover cheese with the second patty. Repeat with remaining burgers and transfer them to a platter as they finish cooking.
4. Place sauce on bottom of bun. Top with 3 pickle slices, shredded lettuce, 2 tomato slices and thin sliced onion. Add double patty and top with bun.

Smash Burgers

I love a good burger! Smash burgers are easy to prepare and come together so fast. If ever I’m craving a good old-fashioned burger, these smash burgers are my go-to recipe!

Prep: 10min

Total: 16min

Serving Size: 1 hamburger

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1 hamburger, calories 977 kcal, Carbohydrate 41 g, Protein 43 g, Fat 71 g, Saturated Fat 35 g, Trans Fat 3 g, Cholesterol 316 mg, Sodium 941 mg, Fiber 0.5 g, Sugar 1 g, unSaturated Fat 22 g

Ingredients:

• 1.5 lbs Ground Beef ((80/20))
• Salt and Pepper (to taste)
• 4 slices American Cheese
• 1 Tomato, (sliced)
• 4 Leaves Butter Lettuce
• 4 Brioche Buns
• 4 tbsp Butter

Instruction:

1. Divide the ground beef evenly into 3-ounce portions and form into balls. Cover and place in the refrigerator while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
2. Slice the tomato, wash the lettuce, and prepare any other ingredients that you would like on your hamburger.
3. Butter both sides of each bun. Toast the inside of each bun on a griddle or skillet for about 20 seconds or under golden brown. Set aside.
4. Heat your griddle or cast iron skillet to 400° Farhenheit.
5. Place two balls of beef on the hot griddle or skillet. You can cook all of the hamburgers at the same time if your griddle will fit them all. Just work quickly because the meat cooks fast.
6. Press the ball of meat down with a large flat metal spatula. Get the patty as flat and thin as you can. You’ll be doubling up the patties, so don’t be nervous about a thin patty. It helps to cover the meat with a piece of parchment paper to prevent the meat from sticking to the spatula.
7. Season with salt and pepper and cook for 2 minutes.
8. Flip both patties with a metal spatula making sure to scrape up the crusty layer that has formed on the burger underneath.
9. Place a slice of cheese on top of one of the patties.
10. Cook for 1-2 more minutes. Once the meat is cooked through, place the patty without cheese on top of the patty with cheese. The melted cheese will be sandwiched between both patties.
11. Prepare your hamburger by taking the bottom toasted bun and layering on your favorite condiments, followed by lettuce, tomato, and onion.
12. Lastly, place your smashed burger on top of the layered vegetables. The meat will help keep everything from sliding out when you eat it! Top it with the other half of your toasted bun and enjoy!

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