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Smash Burgers

I mean it when I say (at the time of writing this sentence) that the smash burger is the best burger you can make at home. In this recipe, I'm showing you how to easy-grind your own beef for extra beefy flavor, how to not smoke up your kitchen (too much), and a burger sauce that you'll be putting on all future burgers for life.
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Ingredients 

BURGER SAUCE

  • 125 g or 1/2 c mayo
  • 15 g or about 3Tbsp chopped onion
  • 60 g or 1/4 c ketchup
  • 25 g or 1 2/3 Tbsp sriracha
  • 15 g or 1 Tbsp mustard
  • 60 g or about 1/2 cup bread and butt pickles
  • 1/2 clove garlic, sliced
  • 2 g or 1/2 teas salt and 2g or 3/4 teas pepper
  • Spin sauce ingredients up with an immersion blender and refrigerate until ready to use

THE BEEF PATTYS

  • 1 lb boneless short rib, cut into 1"x1" pieces and frozen for 15-20min

LET’S TALK TOPPINGS

  • burger sauce, recipe above
  • green leaf lettuce
  • shallot, thinly sliced and rinsed
  • dill pickle, sliced (i recommend claussen)
  • kraft singles. don't @ me.

Instructions 

THE BEEF PATTYS

  • Load 1/2 of the 15-20min frozen beef chunks into a food processor and process on high for approx 20 seconds.
  • Place on tray or in bowl and process the other half of meat. once finished, toss both rounds of ground meat gently to combine
  • Measure meat out into six 3oz portions. gently squeeze each into a ball, put between 2 pieces of parchment, and smash down with a flat bottomed pot. When finished smashing all 6 balls, refrigerate while you prep your toppings

TO COOK THE BURGERS

  • preheat cast iron skillet on high
  • using a pad of butter, toast your burger buns in skillet until golden brown
  • preheat 2 tbs of high smoke point neutral oil (canola, grapeseed, avocado) in the cast iron
  • Season one side of patties with salt and pepper and place s&p side down in cast iron. Now season the side facing up with salt and pepper then press down with a spatula. cook on side 1 for about 90 seconds total, then flip.
  • add the cheese to each patty, and cook on 2nd side for another 30 sec. once finished, assemble your burgers, 2 patties per burger
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