Classic Smash Burger

Name: Classic Smash Burger
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef, 80/20 blend; 4 potato buns; 4 slices American cheese; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 4 leaves iceberg lettuce; 1 tomato, sliced; 2 tbsp pickles, sliced; 2 tbsp yellow mustard; 2 tbsp ketchup; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp black pepper

Thin, crispy-edged patties with caramelized onions and melty American cheese on a soft potato bun. This is not a gourmet burger and that is exactly the point. It is pure nostalgic perfection.

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Ingredients

1 lbground beef (80/20 blend)
4potato buns
4 slicesAmerican cheese
1onion (thinly sliced)
4 leavesiceberg lettuce
1tomato (sliced)
2 tbsppickles (sliced)
2 tbspyellow mustard
2 tbspketchup
1 tspsalt
1 tspblack pepper

Instructions

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Divide beef into 4 equal balls. Do not season yet.

Heat a cast iron skillet or flat griddle to screaming hot over high heat.

Place a beef ball on the skillet and immediately smash flat with a sturdy spatula. Season with salt and pepper.

Cook without moving for about 2 minutes until the edges are deeply browned and crispy. Flip, add cheese, and cook 1 more minute.

Toast the buns cut-side down in the rendered beef fat for 30 seconds.

Assemble burgers with mustard, lettuce, tomato, pickles, and ketchup. Serve immediately.