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One Pot Smash Burger 🥞 American
Thin beef patties smashed onto a very hot pan for crisp, lacy edges, layered with melted cheese, onion and pickles in a toasted bun. Ready in about 20 minutes.
Ingredients 🧀 Butter 1 tbsp 🧂 Salt to taste 🧅 Onion 1, finely sliced 🍗 Ground Beef 400 g, 80/20 🧀 Cheddar Cheese 4 slices 🌾 Burger Buns 4 🌶️ Black Pepper to taste Optional extras 🫙 Mayonnaise 2 tbsp 🫙 Ketchup 2 tbsp 🫙 Pickles 8 slices Instructions 1 Divide the beef into 8 loose balls; keep them cold.
2 Butter and toast the buns in a heavy skillet; set aside.
3 Heat the skillet until very hot, add beef balls and smash flat with a spatula; season with salt and pepper.
4 Cook 2 minutes until the edges are crisp, flip, add cheese and onion, and cook 1 minute more.
5 Stack two patties per bun with pickles, mayonnaise and ketchup.
Chef's tip
Warm tortillas or buns right before filling so they stay soft and pliable.
One Pot Smash Burger
Time 20 min
Serves 4
Level Easy
Prep / cook 10 / 10 min Ingredients 🧀 Butter 1 tbsp 🧂 Salt to taste 🧅 Onion 1, finely sliced 🍗 Ground Beef 400 g, 80/20 🧀 Cheddar Cheese 4 slices 🌾 Burger Buns 4 🌶️ Black Pepper to taste Optional 🫙 Mayonnaise 2 tbsp 🫙 Ketchup 2 tbsp 🫙 Pickles 8 slices Steps Divide the beef into 8 loose balls; keep them cold. Butter and toast the buns in a heavy skillet; set aside. Heat the skillet until very hot, add beef balls and smash flat with a spatula; season with salt and pepper. Cook 2 minutes until the edges are crisp, flip, add cheese and onion, and cook 1 minute more. Stack two patties per bun with pickles, mayonnaise and ketchup. 
