Double Smash Burger (American Fast Food Style)

Recreate a burger bar classic with this easy double smash burger recipe!

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This tasty double smash burger recipe is so simple and utterly delicious! Beef mince, sea salt and black pepper combine to make the purest of burger patties. Cooked smash style (where large beef meatballs are pressed flat on to the hot pan or griddle), the result is a burger packed full of flavour that takes just a few minutes to make!

Ingredients For Double Smash Burger

Whilst some burger recipes call for a meatloaf style mix with additional ingredients, this smash burger uses just beef mince, sea salt and black pepper to make a burger that’s full of flavour. To keep the burger from being too dry, we want beef with a good fat content. 20% fat as a minimum in the beef is a good amount for a burger that’s still juicy and flavoursome after cooking. You’ll also need burger buns, cheese slices and sea salt and black pepper for seasoning.

My preferred burger combination is bread, meat and cheese with no other ingredients. But, of course, you’re free to add any or all of your preferred classic burger toppings.

• Beef Mince: Choose beef with 20% fat for a burger that remains juicy.
• Burger Buns: You can find frozen sesame seed burger buns just like those used in your local burger bar in large frozen food stores, or make your own.
• Seasoning: Sea Salt, Black Pepper
• Cheese: You can, of course, get fancy with something like Emmental or Monterey jack. But, for a fast food style burger, American cheese (or processed cheese slices) is entirely appropriate.
• Optional Toppings: Onion, Lettuce, Tomato, Bacon, Ketchup, Mustard, Mayonnaise, Burger Sauce

How To Make Double Smash Burger

To make this double smash burger, beef mince is weighed out into two 65g portions and formed into meatballs. The meatballs are flattened on a hot frying pan or griddle, and the seasoned smash burgers cook for ninety seconds. The burger patties are then flipped, topped with cheese and finished, ready to be placed inside a warm burger bun.

Step 1: Smash The Burgers

Weigh out 130 grams beef mince, divide in half and form each half into a meatball. Heat two frying pans over a medium-high heat, then reduce the heat to medium. Place one meatball on each frying pan and smash with a burger press, or with a spatula wrapped with lightly oiled greaseproof paper. Season very generously with 1/2 teaspoon sea salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper and cook for about ninety seconds.

Step 2: Flip The Burger Patties

Scrape the burger patties from the pan with a spatula, flip and top with 2 processed cheese slices (one on each burger patty). Cook for another ninety seconds. As the smash burger patties cook, warm 1 sesame seed burger bun face down on a hot, dry pan until golden.

Step 3: Assemble The Double Smash Burger

Scrape one cooked burger patty from the pan and place it on top of the other. Add the top half of the burger bun. Scrape the burger patties from the pan and layer carefully on the bottom bun half. Wrap in foil and set aside to rest for 2 minutes.

Step 4: Serve

Home made double smash burger is ready to enjoy! Serve with crispy French fries, tangy gherkins and your favourite milkshake.

I hope you’ll try this double smash burger recipe. If you do, let me know in the comments how it went!

Recipe Tips For Double Smash Burger

• Don’t be lean: The burger patties need a good amount of fat to stay juicy after cooking. Look for minced beef with 20% fat.
• Season very generously: Don’t be afraid to add a good amount of sea salt and black pepper to your burger patties as they cook. A little of the seasoning will be lost during cooking, and a good burger is deliciously salty and savoury.

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Double Smash Burger Recipe FAQS

What is a smash burger?
Smash burger refers to the way minced beef is cooked to form a burger patty. First, minced beef is formed into a large meatball. Then, on a hot pan, the meatball is pressed down or ‘smashed’ to create a large, thin patty. This searing against the hot pan creates a delicious crust on the burger and locks in juices during cooking.

What kind of minced beef is best for smash burgers?
For a good smash burger, look for minced beef with a high fat content (20-30%). This will ensure the burger patties remain juicy and flavourful after cooking.

Do I need a burger press to make smash burgers?
No – you don’t need a burger press to make smash burgers. Whilst you can use a burger press, you can easily make smash burgers with a flat spatula wrapped in greaseproof paper.

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