American
Smash Burger with Special Sauce
⏱ 30 min total👤 4⭐ 4.8🧑🍳 Easyby Chef Mike
Thin, crispy-edged beef patties with melted cheese and a secret tangy burger sauce. The smash technique creates incredible crust and flavour that no thick burger can match.
Mix mayo, ketchup, mustard, pickle juice, and garlic powder. Refrigerate until needed.
Divide beef into 8 loose balls (about 75g each). Do NOT pack them tightly — keep them rough and shaggy.
Butter and toast buns cut-side down in a hot skillet until golden. Set aside.
Heat cast iron skillet to very high heat. Add beef ball, immediately smash flat with a spatula. Season. Cook 90 seconds until edges are crispy and brown.
Flip once, add cheese immediately, stack two patties per burger. Cook 30 more seconds.
Spread sauce on both bun halves. Layer with lettuce, tomato, pickles, onion, and double smash patties.
The key is a screaming hot pan and smashing immediately — you have only 2 seconds after the beef hits the pan before it starts to cook and lose elasticity. Press hard and fast.