Recettino

Smash Burgers with Special Sauce

Crispy-edged double smash patties stacked on brioche buns with American cheese and a tangy, creamy special sauce.

4 people · prep 15 min · cook 15 min · Total 30 min

Ingredients

  • 640 gbeef mince (80/20 fat) (divided into 8 × 80 g balls)
  • 8 sliceAmerican-style cheddar slices
  • 4 piecebrioche burger buns (halved and toasted)
  • 60 gmayonnaise
  • 2 tbspketchup
  • 1 tbspAmerican yellow mustard
  • 2 tbspsweet pickle relish
  • 0.5 tsponion powder
  • 0.5 piecewhite onion (very finely diced)
  • iceberg lettuce and sliced tomato (to serve)
  • flaky sea salt (to season)

Method

  1. 1.Mix mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, relish, and onion powder to make the special sauce. Refrigerate until needed.
  2. 2.Heat a cast-iron skillet or griddle over the highest heat until smoking. Place 2 meat balls in the pan, scatter a pinch of diced onion on each, and immediately smash flat with a burger press or spatula. Season with flaky salt and cook 2 minutes without moving.
  3. 3.Flip each patty, lay a cheese slice on top, and cook 1 more minute. Stack two patties per bun. Repeat for remaining burgers.
  4. 4.Spread special sauce on both bun halves, add lettuce, tomato, and double patty stack. Serve immediately.