Here is a simple takeout and restaurant-style smash cheeseburger recipe that you can easily make at home with a cast iron skillet.
What is a Smash Cheeseburger?
Smash cheeseburgers are simply ground beef that you can roll into a ball and smash completely flat on a cast iron skillet with a metal spatula.
It’s a superfast recipe because ideally you would want the burger patty to be medium-rare and by smashing the patty flat will increase the time it takes to form a golden crust.
Add slices of American cheese, burger sauce, grilled onions, and your favorite toppings to make a restaurant-style smash burger at home.
Homemade Smash Cheeseburger Recipe
Equipment
- 1 Cast Iron Skillet
- 1 Metal Spatula
Ingredients
- 500 g ground beef 20% fat
- 4 burger buns
- 1 large onion sliced
- 4 slices american cheese
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 4 tbsp burger sauce
- 1 dill pickle sliced
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
Instructions
- Divide beef into 4 portions. Roll into balls. Put in the fridge for 15 minutes.
- Pre-heat cast iron pan on medium-high heat for 5 to 8 minutes.
- Add vegetable oil.
- Add a beef ball and smash completely flat with the spatula and add onions. Smash again and season with salt and black pepper.
- Leave it for 2 minutes and flip it over when you see a brown crust.
- Add a slice of American cheese on top of the burger and reduce the heat.
- Cook until cheese melts and once burger are medium-rare.
- Toast burger bun for 1 minute on cast iron pan,
- Assemble burger bun with dill pickle, burger patty, and sauce.
Nutrition
Data source: USDA
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