Homemade Smash Burger Recipe
If you love burgers this Smashburger is a flavor bomb of beef intensified by cooking it on the Blackstone griddle.Smash burgers are simple to make and you'll be reaching for a stack of napkins after your first bite!
Equipment
- Blackstone Griddle
- Parchment paper squares
- Bacon press or burger press
Ingredients
- 16 oz Ground beef 80:20
- 4 Burger buns
- 4 slices American cheese
- 2 tablespoons butter
Seasoning
- 2 teaspoons garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
Burger toppings
- 1 leaf Lettuce
- 2 slices tomato
- 1 slice sweet onion
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 1 teaspoon mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon mustard
- 1 teaspoon relish
Instructions
- Preheat your griddle to high heat for about 10 minutes
- While your griddle preheats, loosely form the ground beef into 4 even-sized balls, about 4oz each
- Combine the garlic salt and pepper
- Spread the butter on your griddle and toast the cut side of the burger buns until golden brown
- Put the buns to the side and keep warm
- Place the balls of ground beef on the griddle about 8 inches apart from each other and allow them to cook for 2 minutes
- Place a piece of parchment paper on one of the burger balls and using a bacon press or sturdy spatula press the meat flat onto the griddle evenly to about ¼" thickness
- Repeat for the other burgers
- Season the burgers with the garlic salt and pepper mixture
- When the burgers start sweating or releasing juices in the pressed side use a sturdy spatula to scrape underneath them and flip
- Place a slice of American cheese on the cooked side of each of the burgers and cook for another 2 minutes or until the cheese has melted
- Place the cooked burger on the bun and top with your favorite toppings
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 508kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 28gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 103mgSodium: 1882mgPotassium: 459mgFiber: 1gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 359IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 330mgIron: 4mg
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