Smash Burger

Name: Smash Burger
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 500g beef mince 80/20; 4 potato burger buns; 4 slices American cheese; 1 white onion, very finely diced; 8 slices pickled gherkin; 4 tbsp mayonnaise; 2 tbsp ketchup; 1 tbsp yellow mustard; 1 tsp garlic powder; 2 tbsp vegetable oil

The ultimate thin and crispy smash burger with caramelised edges, American cheese and special sauce.

Total time

18 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

8 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

Ingredients

500gbeef mince 80/20

4potato burger buns

4 slicesAmerican cheese

1white onion, very finely diced

8 slicespickled gherkin

4 tbspmayonnaise

2 tbspketchup

1 tbspyellow mustard

1 tspgarlic powder

2 tbspvegetable oil

Instructions

Mix mayo, ketchup, mustard and garlic powder into special sauce.

Divide beef into 4 loose balls — do not compress.

Heat a cast iron pan until smoking, add oil.

Place beef ball in pan and smash flat immediately with a heavy spatula.

Season with salt, cook 2-3 minutes until edges are very dark and crispy.

Add onion on top of patty, flip, add cheese immediately.

Toast buns in the pan.

Build: sauce, pickles, patty with onion and cheese. Serve immediately.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

250

Protein

3.8g

Fat

23.5g

Carbs

Fiber

0.7g

Sodium

491mg

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