Smash Burger Recipe + Video
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5.0
9 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
24 mins
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Servings
4 burgers
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Calories
580 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American
Smash Burger Recipe + Video
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Learn the easy steps for how to make this fast food sensation at home! You only need a handful of simple ingredients and griddle to smoosh your own smash burgers and load with your favorite toppings.
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Ingredients
For the Smash Burger Patties –
- 1 pound ground beef chuck
- salt and pepper
- onion powder
For the Smash Burgers –
- 4 hamburger buns
- 8 lices American cheese
- 1 cup shaved lettuce
- 1 large ripe tomato thinly sliced into rounds
- ¼ cup thin dill pickles
- ¼ cup shaved red onion
- ketchup
- mustard
Instructions
- Prep all your burger toppings so that they are ready as soon as the patties go on the griddle. Open all the buns. Unwrap the slices of cheese and lay them out so they are quick to grab.
- Use a knife to divide the ground beef into 8 equally portioned chunks. You can round out the edges of each chunk if you like, but it is not necessary.
- Preheat the griddle, or a large cast-iron skillet, to medium-high heat.
- Once the griddle is piping hot, place the open buns on the griddle and toast them for 1 minute. Then remove the buns and layer the lettuce, tomato, and onion on the bottom bun, and the ketchup, mustard, and pickles on the top buns. *Or save the pickles for the end if you like to add them straight to the hot patties.
- With the griddle piping hot, place 4 chunks of beef on the griddle. Use an extra large metal spatula (or a grill press) to quickly press the patties out until they are paper-thin and wider than the hamburger buns by about 1 inch. Then sprinkle them generously with salt, pepper, and onion powder.
- If you have room on your griddle, immediately repeat with the remaining 4 chunks of beef. Press and season.
- After approximately 2 minutes, use a large thin metal spatula to scrape the first batch or smash burger patties off the griddle and flip. If the first one doesn't loosen easily, give the patties another minute. Once the patties are flipped, lay a piece of American cheese over the top of each, so that it melts as the patty continues to cook. (They should cook 4-5 minutes total.)
- Next flip and add cheese to the second batch of patties.
- Once the first batch of patties has cooked an additional 2 minutes on the flipside, stack one patty on top of a second patty and place two patties on each bun.
- Then stack the remaining six patties in twos and place on the remaining three buns. (To clarify, each bun should have 2 stacked patties.) Serve immediately.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1burger
Calories
580kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
32g
(64%)
Fat
38g
(58%)
Saturated Fat
17g
(85%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
14g
Trans Fat
2g
Cholesterol
123mg
(41%)
Sodium
1067mg
(44%)
Potassium
572mg
(16%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
883IU
(18%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
536mg
(54%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4burgers
Amount Per Serving
Calories 580 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1burger | |
| Calories | 580kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 32g | 64% |
| Fat | 38g | 58% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Trans Fat | 2g | 100% |
| Cholesterol | 123mg | 41% |
| Sodium | 1067mg | 44% |
| Potassium | 572mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 883IU | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 536mg | 54% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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