American · Dinner

Smash Burgers

Name: Smash Burgers
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 500 g beef mince (20% fat); 4 burger buns; 4 cheese slices; 1 tsp salt; ½ tsp black pepper; 1 small onion, very thinly sliced; 8 pickle slices; 4 tbsp burger sauce or mayo-ketchup mix; 1 tbsp butter, for the buns

Thin beef patties smashed onto a very hot pan for a lacy, crusted edge, stacked with cheese and pickles in a soft bun.

Prep10 min

Cook10 min

Total20 min

Serves4

Difficulty

CuisineAmerican

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Ingredients

4 servings

500 gbeef mince (20% fat)
4burger buns
4cheese slices
1 tspsalt
½ tspblack pepper
1small onion, very thinly sliced
8pickle slices
4 tbspburger sauce or mayo-ketchup mix
1 tbspbutter, for the buns

Equipment: Cast-iron pan, sturdy spatula

Method

Divide the beef into 8 loose balls. Toast the buttered buns in the pan and set aside.
Heat a cast-iron pan until very hot. Add 2 balls and smash flat with a sturdy spatula.
Season, cook until deeply browned, flip, add cheese and cook 1 minute more.
Stack two patties per bun with onion, pickles and sauce.

Cooking tips

Smash within the first 30 seconds; after that the patty won’t spread.

Substitutions

Beef → chicken mince, cooked through fully

Serve with

Fries or coleslaw.

Storage

Best fresh.

Reheating

Not recommended; cook patties to order.

Nutrition per serving, estimated

590kcal

33 gProtein

30 gCarbs

37 gFat

Estimated from the ingredient list. Values vary with brands and portion size.

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