🥞 American

Smash Burger

Name: Smash Burger
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Butter; 1 tsp Salt; 1/2, thinly sliced Onion; 500 g (20% fat) Ground Beef; 4 slices Cheddar Cheese; 3 tbsp Mayonnaise; 1 cup shredded Iceberg Lettuce; 4 Burger Buns; 8 slices Pickles; 1/2 tsp Black Pepper

🥞 American

Thin, lacy-edged smash burgers with melty cheddar, pickles and a quick special sauce — diner energy in under 20 minutes.

Prep 10 min Cook 10 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Butter2 tbsp
Salt1 tsp
Onion1/2, thinly sliced
Ground Beef500 g (20% fat)
Cheddar Cheese4 slices
Mayonnaise3 tbsp
Iceberg Lettuce1 cup shredded
Burger Buns4
Pickles8 slices
Black Pepper1/2 tsp

Instructions

1
Portion ground beef into 2–3 oz loose balls; do not pack.
2
Toast burger buns cut-side down in a hot skillet with butter until golden.
3
Heat a cast-iron skillet screaming hot; place balls and smash hard with a spatula for 10 seconds.
4
Season with salt and pepper; cook 60–90 seconds until edges are dark and crisp.
5
Flip, top with cheddar, cook 30 seconds more; stack double and assemble with mayo, pickles, onion and lettuce.

Chef's tip

Loose meat and a ripping-hot pan are the whole game — packed patties never lace.

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