Classic Smashed Burger
- 1 & 1/2 pounds Certified Angus Beef ® ground beef, 80/20 lean
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon grated yellow onion
- 2 teaspoons hot sauce
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 4 white hamburger buns
- 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
- 1 & 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 4 slices American cheese
- 2 cups shredded iceberg lettuce
- 8 slices vine-ripe tomatoes
30 mins
4 servings
Ground
Divide ground beef into 8 equal balls about the size of a ping-pong ball (3-ounces each); refrigerate.
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, mustard, grated onion, hot sauce and Worcestershire to create a special sauce; refrigerate.
Using either a large cast iron griddle or 2 large cast iron pans heated to high, toast buns with butter; reserve to plates.
Space beef balls on hot cooking surface. Using a large metal spatula, smash each ball into 1/4-inch-thick patties. (Tips: using the handle of a second spatula to push down on the top of the spatula adds leverage. Using parchment helps avoid spatula sticking to beef.)
Season patties with 1-teaspoon of reserved special sauce per patty; salt and pepper. Sear 2-3 minutes or until some fat begins to bubble up in center of patty. Quickly flip and top 4 of the patties with a slice of cheese. Sear another minute and place a plain patty atop a cheese patty; remove from cooking surface.
Build burgers with a smear of special sauce on bottom bun followed by shredded lettuce, tomato, double burgers and top bun.