Smashburger
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons pickle juice
- 1 tablespoon pickle
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1 pound ground chuck
- 4 potato hamburger buns
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 head green leaf lettuce
- 1 medium tomato
- 1/2 red onion
- 6 slices American cheese
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Instructions
- In a small bowl combine the mayonnaise, mustard, pickle juice, and diced pickles. Set aside until you’re ready to assemble your burgers.
- In another small bowl combine the kosher salt, black pepper, and seasoned salt.
- Loosely divide the ground beef into four even balls. Season the balls of beef with a 1/8 teaspoon burger seasoning mix. Don’t worry about completely covering them. You can add more seasoning when they are cooking.
- Wrap a heavy skillet (cast iron works well) with some foil, you will use this to smash the burgers. I use a smaller 8-inch cast iron skillet, but any smaller size will work.,Turn on the fan over the stove and open a window to help with air flow.,In a large skillet or griddle (I do not recommend using non-stick) set over medium-high heat add one tablespoon of butter. Once the butter has melted, add the beef balls.,Place the foil wrapped skillet or a spatula over the beef balls and smash them into flat disks. Smash each burger for 10 seconds, one at a time, applying a lot of pressure to it. Repeat until all the burgers are smashed.
- Season the smashburgers with another 1/8 teaspoon burger seasoning mix. Allow them to continue to cook for about 90 seconds until the juices start to bubble from the burger. Use a sturdy metal spatula to flip the burgers, being sure to scrap up any caramelization.
- After you’ve flipped the burgers, add cheese (I like 1 1/2 slices per burger) and continue to cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until burgers are cooked to desired doneness, usually medium. The burger is so thin that there’s no need to check temperature. It will be done if the burger has a good caramelization on the outside. You can continue to cook for another 30 seconds if you want a very well done burger.
- While burgers cook, toast the buns. In a large skillet over medium heat add the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter. Add the buns, cut side down, and toast for 30 seconds, until golden. Repeat until all buns are toasted. If you have a griddle, you can toast the buns alongside the burgers.
- Build a smashburger by adding some sauce, approximately 1 tablespoon, to the bottom of the burger bun. Add lettuce over the top of the sauce, then add a smashburger, and finally top with sliced red onion and tomato. Continue until all smashburgers are assembled.,Serve immediately with fries and a cold drink.,Did you love this recipe? Let us know with a rating and review!
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