Smash Burgers

Name: Smash Burgers
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 burgers
Ingredients: 500 g ground beef (80/20), in 4 loose balls; 4 slices American cheese; to taste salt and pepper; 4 potato buns, buttered; to serve pickles, onion, mustard, mayo

Thin patties, brutal heat, maximum crust.

Total: 20 min
Active: 20 min
Serves: 4 burgers

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Ingredients

Patties

1 lb ground beef (80/20), in 4 loose balls
4 slices American cheese
to taste salt and pepper

To serve

4 potato buns, buttered
to serve pickles, onion, mustard, mayo

Steps

Toast buns cut-side down in a dry skillet; set aside.
Get a cast iron pan ripping hot. Place a beef ball down and smash flat with a stiff spatula for 10 seconds.
Season, cook 90 seconds until the edges are lacy and dark, then flip.
Add cheese, cook 30 seconds, and stack straight onto the bun with toppings.

Two patties per bun if you're serious.