Description
This Smash Burger recipe will have you skipping the drive thru to make these delicious burgers at home. Smash small balls of ground beef along with sliced onions on a super hot griddle for a burger like no other.
Ingredients
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- 2 pounds of ground beef
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 10 slices of American cheese
- 5 hamburger buns
- ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, pickles, sliced tomatoes, lettuce
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine ground beef, kosher salt and pepper.
- Form ground beef mixture into 10 balls.
- Heat a grill to high heat. When the grill is ready, place a griddle on top of the grill grate.
- Place 5 balls on the griddle and top with some of the sliced onions.
- Smash the balls into burgers with a large spatula.
- Cook for about 2 minutes.
- Flip the burgers and top with cheese. Place the lid on the grill.
- Cook for another 1 to 2 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
- Remove the burgers from the griddle.
- Serve 2 burgers on each bun along with the condiments.
Notes
- Use 85/15 ground beef. This fraction is a ratio (whoa! higher math) of meat to fat in the ground beef. Since the grilling is done on a griddle, the fat does not drip through the grate. The fat is what gives the burgers fabulous flavor.
- Make sure the griddle is good and hot before adding the burger balls. A scorching hot griddle will help achieve the crispy edges on the burgers.
- Give the burgers a good smash! You want the onions pressed into the burgers and a flat burger.
- As soon as you flip the burgers, top with the cheese. That way the cheese will melt to an ooey gooey goodness.
- Spend a couple minutes toasting the buns on the grill. The crispy crunch is a nice contrast to the burgers.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 minutes
- Category: entree
- Method: grill
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 burgers with cheese on a bun
- Calories: 392
- Sugar: 7.1 g
- Sodium: 1711 mg
- Fat: 18.6 g
- Saturated Fat: 8.6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26.6 g
- Fiber: 1.1 g
- Protein: 21.5 g
- Cholesterol: 69 mg