The Best Smash Burgers
These smash burgers are juicy, easy, quick to make, and so delicious.
Equipment
- Cast Iron Skillet
Ingredients
Secret Sauce
- ¾ C mayo
- 2 tablespoon mustard
- 1.5 tablespoon ketchup
- 2 tablespoon relish
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1.5 teaspoon granulated sugar
Burgers
- 1 lb medium ground bee/chuck It has to be medium, not lean or extra lean. Lean will give you tough burgers with less flavour.
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoon butter At room temperature
- 4 slices American cheese
- 4 burger buns
Toppings
- lettuce
- tomato
- thinly sliced pickles
- secret sauce
Instructions
- Make the secret sauce: combine all ingredients in a small bowl, set aside.Start preheating your cast-iron skillet to medium-high/high (it makes the best crust for these).Make the burgers: combine meat, salt & pepper, and butter in a large bowl. Squish everything together with your hands, breaking up the butter as you go. It should resemble pea-sized chunks by the time your done.Separate meat into four equal balls.Place one of the burgers in the cast iron skillet. Immediately smash it with a large metal spatula. Try to get it to about ½″ thickness. You want these to cook fast.After about 3 minutes, flip the burger and continue cooking for another minute. Add American cheese slices and cover the pan with a lid for another 90 seconds.Remove the burgers from the pan. Immediately add your burger buns face down in the delicious, greasy burger juice. Let them hang out for about 90 seconds. Remove, and repeat with the remaining burgers and buns.Build the burger: slather the top and bottom buns in secret sauce. Place the burger patty on the bottom bun, then the pickles, tomato, and lettuce. Add the top bun and smash down.Enjoy with a serving of onion rings, and a chocolate shake!
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