PREP TIME: 20 mins | OTHER TIME: 5 min | COOK TIME: 5 mins | TOTAL TIME: 30 mins | SERVES: 4
This homemade burger is the best! You get to make your patty, toast your buns, build your burger, and what is best is the secret sauce that binds everything together. Impress everyone with the Classic Smashed Burger on your next get-together. Serve with ice-cold beer for a simple backyard party to make a statement.
INGREDIENTS
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1 1/2 lbs Certified Angus Beef ® ground beef, 80/20 lean
1/2 c. mayonnaise
1 tbsp yellow mustard
1 tbsp grated yellow onion
2 tsp hot sauce
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
4 white hamburger buns
2 tbsp butter, room temperature
1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp pepper
4 slices American cheese
2 c. shredded iceberg lettuce
8 slices vine-ripe tomatoes
HOW TO MAKE A CLASSIC SMASHED BURGER
Step 1: Into 8 even balls, divide the ground beef to around the size of a ping-pong ball and refrigerate.
Step 2: Place the mayonnaise, mustard, grated onion, hot sauce, and Worcestershire in a small mixing bowl. Whisk to combine to make the special sauce, then refrigerate.
Step 3: Toast the buns with butter in a large cast-iron griddle or 2 large cast-iron pans over high heat. When done, transfer to plates.
Step 4: On a hot cooking surface, space the beef balls. Smash each ball using a large metal spatula to around 1/4-inch thick patties.
Step 5: With a tsp of the special sauce, season each patty and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sear the patties until the fat starts to bubble up in the middle. This takes about 2 to 3 minutes. Then, quickly flip the patties and top each with a slice of cheese. Continue to sear for a minute more, then top the cheese with a plain patty.
Step 6: With a smear of the special sauce on the bottom, build the burgers, following with shredded lettuce, tomato, double burgers, then top with another bun.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs Certified Angus Beef ® ground beef, 80/20 lean
- 1/2 c. mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp yellow mustard
- 1 tbsp grated yellow onion
- 2 tsp hot sauce
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 4 white hamburger buns
- 2 tbsp butter, room temperature
- 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 4 slices American cheese
- 2 c. shredded iceberg lettuce
- 8 slices vine-ripe tomatoes
Instructions
Step 1: Into 8 even balls, divide the ground beef to around the size of a ping-pong ball and refrigerate.
Step 2: Place the mayonnaise, mustard, grated onion, hot sauce, and Worcestershire in a small mixing bowl. Whisk to combine to make the special sauce, then refrigerate.
Step 3: Toast the buns with butter in a large cast-iron griddle or 2 large cast-iron pans over high heat. When done, transfer to plates.
Step 4: On a hot cooking surface, space the beef balls. Smash each ball using a large metal spatula to around 1/4-inch thick patties.
Step 5: With a tsp of the special sauce, season each patty and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sear the patties until the fat starts to bubble up in the middle. This takes about 2 to 3 minutes. Then, quickly flip the patties and top each with a slice of cheese. Continue to sear for a minute more, then top the cheese with a plain patty.
Step 6: With a smear of the special sauce on the bottom, build the burgers, following with shredded lettuce, tomato, double burgers, then top with another bun.
