Free recipe
Double Smash Burger
Built around ground beef and soft burger buns -- the method starts by mixing the sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
This American comfort double smash burger builds its flavor from ground beef, soft burger buns and american cheese, and comes together in about 45 minutes with medium-level technique. The method starts by mixing the sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
A 45-minute cook time that's mostly hands-off simmering or roasting.
A few technique steps to focus on, but nothing that needs special equipment.
Built around ground beef, so the flavor comes from real ingredients, not a spice packet.
Ingredients
- 1 lb (450 g) ground beef (80/20)
- 4 soft burger buns
- 8 slices American cheese
- 1/2 onion, very finely diced
- Pickles
- 2 tbsp butter
- Salt and black pepper
- Sauce: 3 tbsp mayo, 1 tbsp ketchup, 1 tsp mustard, 1 tbsp chopped pickle
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calculated from this recipe's own ingredient list; treat as an estimate, not a lab measurement.
Method
Mix the sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
Divide the beef into 8 loose balls - do not pack them. Keep them cold.
Heat a heavy pan or flat griddle over high heat until very hot.
Place a ball in the pan and immediately smash it flat and thin with a sturdy spatula (press hard for 10 seconds). Season with salt and pepper. Work in batches.
Cook 2 minutes until the edges are lacy and deep brown, then flip. The thin patty on high heat is what makes the crispy crust.
Lay cheese on each patty, cook 1 minute more, then stack two patties together.
Toast the buttered buns in the pan.
Build each burger with sauce, a little onion, pickles, and the double stack. Serve at once.
The step worth not rushing: Place a ball in the pan and immediately smash it flat and thin with a sturdy spatula (press hard for 10 seconds). Season with salt and pepper. Work in batches.
