Recipe

Smash burgers

Thin patties smashed onto a ripping-hot pan for a deep, lacy crust — the burger technique that took over America. Two rules: loose 80/20 beef, and smash only once.

Preparation
10 minutes
Cooking
10 minutes
Total time
20 minutes
Servings
2
Smash burgers — finished dish

Nutrition per serving

Calories
915 kcal
Protein
49 g
Carbohydrates
34 g
Fat
60 g

Ingredients

  • Ground beef (80/20)400 g
  • Burger buns2 kom
  • Cheddar cheese80 g
  • Red onion1/2 kom
  • Butter15 g
  • Ketchup2 žlica
  • Dijon mustard1 žličica
  • Salt and pepperpo ukusu

Instructions

  1. 1

    Divide the beef into four loose 100 g balls — do not knead or compact them — and keep them in the fridge until the pan is ready.

  2. 2

    Butter the buns and toast them cut-side down in the pan until golden, 1–2 minutes; set aside and mix the ketchup and mustard into a quick sauce.

  3. 3

    Heat a dry cast-iron or heavy steel pan until ripping hot — the first wisp of smoke — 3–4 minutes.

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