Smash Burger Recipe

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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.

Prep Time10

Cook Time6

Total Time16

Course: entree

Cuisine: American

Keyword: burgers, cheeseburgers, smash burgers

Servings: burgers or 5 servings

Calories: 392kcal

Author: Amy Casey

Ingredients

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.

Video

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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.

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