How to Make a Smash Burger

 

I'll admit it blew my mind when I found out a lot of people don't know what a smash burger is. Then again, I may have been late to the party as well.

Basically, a smash burger is just what it sounds like. A burger that is smashed. If you have read some of my previous posts, I always say when you grill a burger, you don't press down on it with your spatula.

Ever!

Now this is different. First, you're using a frying pan. You're also using ground beef. Make a large meatball. Put it in a pan with melted butter. 

Now put some parchment paper over it and get something that allows you to smash it down. I use a small plate.

Now press down on it and smash that meatball. I press down and the kind of move my hand around to make sure I smash the heck out of it.

The idea is to flatten it to your desire. Some like it a tad thicker, but I prefer mine thin. The thinner it is, the faster it cooks.

This is what it looks like. It browns on one side in a minute or so. Flip it and do the other side. Toss a slab of cheese on it if you like cheeseburgers.

Put it on bread or a bun with lettuce, tomato, mustard and ketchup and, I'm telling you, it'll taste like the burgers you use to eat at drive-ins or dives.

Try one and see if you don't love it. But remember, this is pan fried. If you grill, DO NOT press the burger.