Smash Burgers - American Main Dish

Ingredients

To serve

  • 4 piece Burger buns (sesame-topped or brioche)
  • 4 slice mild cheddar (or burger cheese)
    Alternative: vegan cheese slice
  • 1 piece red onion (finely sliced)
  • 2 handful iceberg lettuce (finely shredded)
  • 2 piece Tomato (sliced)
  • 1 piece gherkin (pickled cucumber) (large, sliced lengthways)

For cooking

  • 1 tbsp Sunflower oil

Patties

  • 500 g beef mince
    Alternative: plant-based mince
  • 1 to_taste Salt (generous seasoning for patties)

Sauces

  • 1 to_taste mayonnaise
    Alternative: vegan mayonnaise
  • 1 to_taste ketchup
  • 1 to_taste American mustard

Instructions

  1. Split the burger buns and toast or grill the cut sides. Heat oven to 100°C (80°C fan). Set a baking tray inside to keep cooked patties warm.

  2. Divide the beef mince into 4 loose piles and season generously with salt. Heat 1/4 tbsp oil in a heavy pan over high heat; add one pile.

  3. Cover the meat with baking parchment and press down firmly with a smaller pan to smash into a thin patty. Cook 2 minutes for a deep crust.

  4. Remove parchment, flip, press with a spatula, top with a cheese slice and cook 1 minute. Transfer to the warm oven; repeat for remaining patties.

  5. Assemble each burger: bun base, onion, shredded lettuce, tomato, smashed patty, gherkin slices, sauces to taste, then bun top. Serve immediately.

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