Best Smash Burger Recipe
Blackstone Smash Burger is one of the best and easiest burgers you will make. Smash Burgers on a Blackstone makes feeding a crowd easy.
Servings: 4
Calories: 708kcal
Cost: $12.44, $3.11 per Servings
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds Ground Beef 80/20
- 3 Tablespoons Butter (divided)
- 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Pepper
- 4 slices Cheddar Cheese
- 4 Hamburger Buns
- 4 Pieces Leaf Lettuce
- 1 Tomato sliced
- 1/2 Red Onion peeled and slice
Instructions
- Divide 1.5 pounds ground beef 80/20 into 8 balls that are approximately 3 ounces each. Place them in the refrigerator until you are ready to cook them.
- Preheat the griddle over medium high heat (approximately 400 degrees F).
- Melt 1 tablespoon of the 3 tablespoons butter onto the grill and spread it around with a spatula. Place the 4 hamburger buns on top of the butter on the grill for 2 minutes to toast them, then set them aside while you prepare the burgers.
- Place the remaining 2 tablespoons butter on the griddle and move it around to melt it.
- Place 4 of the beef balls on the griddle in the melted butter. Top each one with a piece of parchment paper, then firmly press down to smash the beef into thin patties with either a burger press or a large spatula. Discard the parchment paper.
- Season the patties with 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Cook the patties for 2 minutes until the juices in the beef start to rise to the top and the color starts to change.
- Cook the patties for 2 minutes until the juices in the beef start to raise to the top and the color starts to change.
- Scrape under the patties to get under the caramelized parts and flip them. Once flipped, do not smash the patties again. Cook for 1 more minute and place 1 slice cheddar cheese on 2 of the patties.
- Once the cheese is melted, top each patty with cheese with 1 of the patties without cheese to make 2 double patties. Move those patties to a separate platter and continue this process with the remaining 4 beef balls and the remaining 2 slices cheddar cheese until all the patties have been prepared.
- Assemble the burgers by placing 4 pieces leaf lettuce, 1 sliced tomato, and 1/2 sliced red onion on the bottom halves of the 4 hamburger buns. Add the double patties on top, then finish with the top buns.
- Then the smash burgers are ready to enjoy!
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Notes
Recipe Tips
Substitutions and Additions
- Loosely Pack Hamburger Balls - When preparing the balls with the beef, do not pack them together. Loosely roll them into balls so that they are easier to smash.
- Ground Beef Tips - You can use 90/10 or 93/7 for this recipe to lower the fat content in this recipe, but we think that the 80/20 gives the best flavor to this recipe.
- Cast Iron Skillet - If you don't have a Blackstone Griddle, you can prepare these hamburgers in a cast iron pan.
- Smash Burger Toppings - Top your burger pickles, lettuce, tomato, BBQ Sauce, slice mushrooms, onion, avocado. The options are endless. You can also add fry onions. See How to Fry Onions for Burgers.
- Meat - Feel free to make this burger with ground chuck or mix in ground turkey.
- Burger Bun - We normally make with regular hamburger buns, but you can change it to brioche buns or potato buns.
- Burger Sauce - Add a special sauce to the smash burger for added flavor.
Nutrition
Calories: 708kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 50g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 160mg | Sodium: 798mg | Potassium: 626mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 765IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 223mg | Iron: 5mg
