Smash Burgers

Recipe by: Darina Allen

This recipe celebrates that simplicity but leaves plenty of room to tune into your own, from adding smoked cheese to slipping in some jalapeño jam or swapping in a spicy aioli.

Smash Burgers

SERVES

4

PEOPLE

PREP TIME

15

MINUTES

COOKING TIME

10

MINUTES

Ingredients

  • 100% beef mince (70:30 meat: fat ratio)

  • ask your butcher to grind it fresh BBQ rub or sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • slices of your favourite cheese

  • Add-ons

  • brioche buns, sliced in half

  • mayonnaise

  • lettuce

  • tomato slices

  • crispy bacon

  • sautéed mushrooms and onions

  • burger sauce

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Method

  1. Preparation

  2. Form the meat into meatballs slightly larger than a golf ball (aim for 2 per smash burger).

  3. Heat a cast-iron pan or griddle on the barbeuce grill or hob until screaming hot – 240-290°C.

  4. Grill

  5. Place a meatball on the pan and smash down flat with a sturdy spatula – you want a thin patty with a deep sear, as that’s where the flavour lives.

  6. Season immediately with a barbecue rub or just salt and pepper. Don’t force the flip – when it’s seared properly, it’ll release on its own – about 60-90 seconds.

  7. Flip, add your favourite cheese, and cover the grill to melt.

  8. Serve

  9. Layer up your burger: spread mayo on the bottom brioche bun, then top with lettuce, a thick beef tomato slice, 2 cheese-covered burger patties, some bacon, mushrooms, onions and burger sauce, then top off with the lid of the brioche bun.

  10. Enjoy hot and juicy with napkins at the ready.

  11. Smoke it up: Add a touch of wood smoke by placing a small smoker box or wood chips on the grill.

  12. Spicy twist: Mix chopped jalapeños into the beef or top with pickled chilli.

  13. Double down: Go animal-style with grilled onions, secret sauce and a lettuce wrap.

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