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Best-Ever Smash Burgers
A great smash burger should be simple: crispy edges, gooey cheese, potato bun, and your favorite toppings. Our best smash burger recipe is just that.
👥 4 Servings👤 The Bon Appétit Test Kitchen📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●skillet
- ●griddle
- ●spatula
- ●baking sheet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Divide 1 lb. ground beef, preferably 20% fat into 4 equal portions but do not shape into patties.
. ground beef, preferably 20% fat1 lb
2
Heat large cast iron skillet or griddle over medium-high heat until you see a wisp of smoke; add about 1 Tbsp. of vegetable oil.
Vegetable oil, kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper, as needed
3
Working in batches, place portioned meat in hot skillet, spacing evenly apart. Firmly smash down meat as thin as possible with a heavy metal spatula (use the handle of a second spatula to help press down the metal blade); season the smashed beef patties liberally with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Cook burgers, undisturbed, until deeply browned underneath, about ⏱️ 2 minutes. Flip patties, season lightly with salt and place 1 slice of American cheese over each patty; cook until slice of cheese is melted and meat is cooked through, about ⏱️ 1 minute.
American cheese4 slices
4
Transfer to wire rack set inside rimmed baking sheet.
5
Build burgers with toasted potato buns, mayonnaise, shredded iceberg lettuce, and dill pickle slices. Pass ketchup for serving. Editor’s note: This smash burger recipe was first printed in our October 2015 issue as “The BA Smash Burger.” Head this way for more great ways to use a pack of ground beef →
potato buns, split, toasted (for serving)4Mayonnaise, shredded iceberg lettuce, dill pickle slices, and ketchup (for serving)
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