Joshua Weissman's Ultimate Smash Burger
⏱️ 18 minutes👥 2 servings❤️ Taste: /10
Nutrition Facts
Calories
N/A
Protein
N/Ag
Carbs
N/Ag
Fiber
N/Ag
Health Benefits
Ingredients
- •- 2 quarter-pound ground chuck patties (80/20 fat ratio)
- •- 2 potato milk buns, soft and pillowy
- •- 4 slices American cheese
- •- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- •- 2 tablespoons beef tallow
- •- 4 thin white onion slices
- •- 2 leaves butter lettuce
- •- 2 thick-cut dill pickle slices
- •- 2 tablespoons special sauce
- •- Kosher salt
- •- Fresh cracked black pepper
Instructions
- 11. Form ground chuck into loose 4-ounce balls, keeping meat slightly loose and uncompressed
- 22. Heat cast-iron skillet until smoking hot
- 33. Add beef tallow and butter to skillet
- 44. Place meat balls onto scorching surface
- 55. Immediately smash with heavy spatula until extremely thin, creating crispy lace-like edges
- 66. Season aggressively with kosher salt and black pepper
- 77. Cook 2-3 minutes until deeply caramelized
- 88. Flip patty, immediately add American cheese
- 99. Cook additional 45 seconds
- 1010. Toast buns with residual skillet butter
- 1111. Assemble burger with special sauce, pickles, lettuce, and onions