5.0 from 24 votes
Smash Burger
Anyone can easily make this Smash Burger Recipe with fabulous results. The thin patties are browned to perfection but flavorful and juicy on the inside.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 676 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1.5 lbs ground beef 80/20
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1/2 tsp garlic salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 4 lices cheddar cheese
- 4 hamburger buns
- 1 Tbsp butter Melted
- 4 Pieces leaf lettuce
- 1 tomato sliced
- 1/2 red onion peeled and slice
Instructions
- Divide the beef into 8 balls that are approximately 3 oz each. Place them in the refrigerator until you are ready to cook them.
- Preheat the griddle over medium high heat (approximately 400 degrees F).
- Butter the buns and place them on the griddle for 2 minutes to toast them and then set them aside while you prepare the beef.
- The place the remaining butter on the griddle. Move it around to melt it. Then place 4 of the beef balls on the griddle in the melted butter. Then top each one with a piece on parchment paper and then firmly press down to smash the beef into a thin patty with either a burger press or a large spatula and then discard the parchment paper. Season with the patties with garlic salt and the pepper.
- Cook the patties for 2 minutes until the juices in the beef start to raise to the top and the color starts to change. Then scrape under the patty to get under the caramelized parts and flip the patty. Once flipped, do not smash down the patties again. Cook for 1 more minute and place a piece of cheese on 2 of the patties (half of them) to melt. Once the cheese is melted, top each of those patties with the other patties without cheese.
- Then move those patties to a separate platter and continue this process until all the patties have been prepared.
- Then it's time to assemble your burgers. Place the lettuce, sliced tomatoes and slice red onions on the bottom bun. Add the double patty on top and top with the the top of the hamburger buns.
- Then the smash burgers are ready to enjoy!
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Notes
- *When preparing the balls with the beef, do not pack them together. Loosely roll them into balls so that they are easier to smash.
- *You can use 90/10 or 93/7 for this recipe to lower the fat content in this recipe, but we think that the 80/20 gives the best flavor to this recipe.
Nutrition Information
Calories
676kcal
(34%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
36g
(72%)
Fat
50g
(77%)
Saturated Fat
22g
(110%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
18g
Trans Fat
2g
Cholesterol
160mg
(53%)
Sodium
586mg
(24%)
Potassium
573mg
(16%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
765IU
(15%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
186mg
(19%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 676
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 676kcal | 34% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 36g | 72% |
| Fat | 50g | 77% |
| Saturated Fat | 22g | 110% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Trans Fat | 2g | 100% |
| Cholesterol | 160mg | 53% |
| Sodium | 586mg | 24% |
| Potassium | 573mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 765IU | 15% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 186mg | 19% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.