Beef

Smash Burgers

Name: Smash Burgers
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1.5 lbs ground beef (80/20); 8 slices American cheese; 8 burger buns, toasted; 1 onion, very thinly sliced; Pickles; Special sauce: 1/2 cup mayo, 2 tbsp ketchup, 1 tbsp yellow mustard, 1 tbsp relish, pinch of garlic powder

⏱ 20 min👤 Serves 4

Instructions

Mix special sauce ingredients and refrigerate. Divide beef into 8 equal balls — about 3 oz each. Don't overwork the meat.
Heat a cast iron griddle or skillet over high heat until smoking. Place onion slices down first. Put a beef ball on top of each onion mound. Immediately smash flat with a heavy spatula — press hard and hold for 10 seconds. Season with salt and pepper.
Cook 2-3 minutes until edges are brown and crispy. Flip. Immediately add cheese. Cook 1 minute more.
Stack two patties per bun. Spread special sauce on both sides of the toasted bun. Add pickles. Eat immediately.

Notes

The smash is everything — it creates incredible surface area for browning (the Maillard reaction). American cheese melts perfectly here. Don't try to be fancy with the cheese choice.

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