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Ultimate Smash Burger

Serves 4
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 pound 80/20 ground beef
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt more to taste
  • ½ teaspoon cracked pepper more to taste
  • 8 slices American cheese
  • 4 hamburger buns toasted with butter
  • Shredded lettuce, sliced tomatoes, pickles, onion
  • Smashburger sauce (1/4 cup mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons ketchup, 1 tablespoon mustard, 1 teaspoon white vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt more or less to taste,1/2 teaspoon chili powder more or less to taste)

Preparation

  1. Add the ground beef, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic powder to a bowl and work it together with your hands to distribute the seasoning throughout the meat.
  2. Portion the meat into 8 balls, 2 ounces each.
  3. Heat a large cast iron skillet or flat top grill over high heat. You want this to be very, very hot before cooking the burgers. If you’re cooking on a flat top grill, you should be able to cook all the burgers at once, working quickly so as not to overcook the burgers. If you’re cooking in a skillet, you’ll need to make these in batches of 1-2 burgers each.
  4. Add the balls of beef to the skillet or grill and then immediately smash each one with a burger press or two large spatulas. The burgers should be smashed very thin, a bit larger in diameter than your hamburger buns as they will shrink as they cook.
  5. Sprinkle the flattened burgers with salt and pepper.
  6. Let the burgers cook until the edges are browned and the tops are turning more of a gray-ish color, 45-60 seconds.
  7. Flip the burgers, season again with salt and pepper, and immediately place the cheese on each burger, working quickly. Immediately stack 4 of the burgers on top of the other 4 burgers, making 4 double patties.
  8. Remove from the grill and place the burgers on the toasted buns and top with your choice of toppings. Serve immediately.
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