Viral Smash Burger
These Smash burgers will have you coming back for seconds. Think juicy, cheese burgers, topped with caramelized onions, lettuce, pickles, pepperoncini and the secret sauce.
Ingredients
Ingredients for Patty:
- 2 lbs ground beef 80% lean 20% fat, or you can use 1 lb 85% lean 15% fat and mix the two
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Ingredients for Secret Sauce:
- 4 tablespoon mayo
- 3 tablespoon ketchup
- 1 teaspoon coarse ground Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon dill pickle relish
- 1 tablespoon capers finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon pickle juice
Toppings:
- 1 yellow onion sliced
- American cheese
- Lettuce
- Pickle
- Pepperoncini
- Brioche buns
Instructions
- Divide the ground beef into 10 balls and sprinkle salt, pepper, and garlic powder only on the tops of the balls.
- In a hot cast iron with a little oil, add some of the onions and place a ball with the seasoned side down, using parchment paper to press it flat. Hold down the spatula for 5 seconds and sprinkle some seasoning on the exposed side.
- Cook on high heat for exactly 3 minutes, then flip. Add a slice of American cheese and cook for one more minute.
- Combine the listed ingredients to make the secret sauce.
- To assemble the smash burger, toast the brioche buns, spread the secret sauce, add tomato, lettuce, the smash burger patties, pickles, pepperoncini, drizzle more secret sauce, and top with the bun.