Description
Sizzling smash burgers deliver pure culinary excitement from backyard grills across America. Crispy edges, juicy centers, and melted cheese promise a delicious meal that satisfies your deepest burger cravings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (454 g) ground beef (80% fat / 20% lean)
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) canola oil
- 4 hamburger buns, split and toasted
- 4 slices sharp cheddar cheese (optional)
- Pickle slices
- Thinly sliced red onion
- Tomato slices
- Lettuce
Instructions
- Seasoning Preparation: Combine kosher salt, seasoned salt, ground black pepper, and granulated garlic powder in a small bowl, creating a robust flavor profile for the burger.
- Meat Handling: Loosely form ground beef into 4 spherical portions, minimally manipulating the meat to preserve its delicate texture and prevent compacting.
- Spice Infusion: Distribute the seasoning mixture across each beef portion, gently massaging the spices into the meat to ensure comprehensive flavor penetration.
- Skillet Preparation: Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat for 3 minutes, ensuring the surface reaches an optimal temperature for creating crispy burger edges.
- Cooking Surface Treatment: Lightly coat the skillet with neutral cooking oil to prevent sticking and promote even browning of the burger patties.
- Patty Formation and Initial Cooking: Place beef portions in the hot skillet and immediately flatten with a sturdy spatula, creating thin patties that develop a golden-brown, crispy exterior during 2-3 minutes of initial cooking.
- Finishing and Cheese Application: Flip the patties, add cheese if desired, and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes until the cheese melts completely and the burger reaches the preferred level of doneness.
- Serving: Transfer the sizzling burgers onto lightly toasted hamburger buns, embellishing with selected condiments and fresh toppings to complete the culinary experience.
Notes
- Meat Handling Tip: Minimize touching ground beef to prevent tough, dense patties and preserve natural juiciness.
- Heat Management: Ensure cast-iron skillet is scorching hot before adding meat to achieve perfect caramelized exterior and crispy edges.
- Seasoning Strategy: Gently massage spices into meat to enhance flavor penetration without overworking the protein.
- Cheese Melting Hack: Add cheese immediately after flipping for optimal melt and seamless integration with hot burger surface.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Lunch
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 20 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg