smash burger recipe

The famous Smash Burger! Deeply crisped, craggy, juicy, squashed patties covered with melty cheese, piled on a buttery bun, and topped with a dreamy zip of secret sauce. 

Smash Burgers with House Sauce

butter, melted

Worcestershire sauce

fish sauce (about 1 teaspoon)

smoked paprika

beef

Brioche buns

American cheese (the

House Sauce (see notes

lettuce leaves

tomato

pickle

Mix the smash burger sauce in a small bowl. In a larger bowl, place the ground beef and pour the sauce over. Mix with your hands to get it well-distributed through the meat. Form into 4 balls. Place the balls in the fridge for 20-30 minutes while you prep everything else. You can even pop it in the freezer for a few minutes &#8211; you just want them to be pretty cold so the butter mixture doesn&#8217;t immediately melt out everywhere once you start cooking them.

Butter the buns and toast them on your skillet or griddle until golden.

Prep the toppings and house sauce (see notes).

Cut a small piece of parchment paper that you&#8217;ll use on top of the burgers to prevent sticking.

Heat a cast iron skillet or flat griddle until it&#8217;s very hot; place a few of the burgers on the hot surface. Sprinkle them with a big pinch of salt and let them sit and sizzle for about 20 seconds. 

Place the parchment paper on top of each burger and then, using a heavy, flat tool, press the burgers down as flat as you can get them in one swift motion. They&#8217;ll be super sizzly and splattery, but they should make a nice, round, thin smash burger shape on the griddle. (The ideal tool for this is a cast iron grill press, but a flat spatula can work in a pinch). Cook for a few minutes and then flip and top with cheese right away. Leave them undisturbed for another 1-2 minutes to melt the cheese and get a max amount of flavorful browning on the back side.

Assemble your burgers! Mine is always a toasted brioche buns, mega flavorful smash burger patty (or 2), cheese, crispy lettuce, and a thick smear of that house sauce. Happy, happy summer.

Very tasty burgers and especially the sauce.  The only thing I would change is add salt to the burgers mix.

This was absolutely the best burger I've ever had in my life! I don't think I will ever make burgers any other way

These smash burgers were so tasty! I made these tonight for my family and they devoured them 🙂 juicy and crispy outside on the Pattie’s, packed full of flavour from the sauce in the burger as well as the delicious mayo recipe included! Will definitely make them again

I made these last night, and they were excellent! Juicy and full of flavor. Thank you for the recipe. :)

We are also vegetarians. I used vegan oyster sauce and Impossible meat. These were perfection.

SUPER delicious! Made these tonight and loved all of the flavor! I made 2 lbs but didn’t cook all of the balls o’ meat yet. Hoping they will keep fine in the fridge for dinner tomorrow night! 🤞🏼 Thanks for yet another great recipe!  😘

Made these tonight — so delicious. Omitted the fish sauce due to an allergy and it doesn’t seem to have mattered one bit.  Haven’t bought American cheese in 20+ years — might need to get that into our usual burger process every now and again.  Sauce was a great addition!

Made these with Impossible burger and it was awesome! Such a good recipe— the house sauce with homemade fries was 🤌

I ran out of time to make the special sauce, but my family really loved these! The warning in your post about using an apron is accurate— it was a total splatter fest on my griddle. But our tastebuds said “worth it!” 🙌🏻 The burgers were so flavorful with the add-in sauce mixture, but I will definitely make with the sauce recipe next time!

Our family already  loves smash burgers, but to echo everyone else…the house sauce is amazing! My husband calls it “the miracle sauce!” Haha! We love all things POY!

My husband loved the house sauce and devoured it. We both ate the sauce on our tator tots too. Next time I think I’ll add more sriracha or horseradish to it though. The flavor was a bit too ketchups for me. For me, the smash sauce didn’t add much flavor to the burgers and ended up adding more fat/heaviness to the meal. I would probably skip the smash sauce and just season the outside of the burgers next time. My girls had no problem eating these’

I didnt know burgers could be bad until I made these.
Gross.
I should've known. Good burgers need salt and pepper. And a solid sauce doesn't hurt, for sure, but this was a sauce based on ketchup and paprika.
Shoulda followed my food heart, even my husband didn't eat the burger.

Veganized this recipe &amp; they turned out SO GOOD! Will make again for sure.
 
(used Impossible burger, Annie's worchestershire, vegan fysh sauce, vegan butter, mayo &amp; cheese)

Where has this sauce been all my life?!?  Literally, the best.  The burgers were fantastic as well.

I have made these several times.  We double the house sauce recipe bc it is that good and toast the buns on the flat top.  Burgers so good they make your toes curl 🙌🏼

So delicious and decadent!! We just made these and they were by far the best burgers we've made at home. This recipe definitely rivals a restaurant burger. So good!

Oh my!?  I have been meaning to try these and finally did. Even invested in a cast iron press which I love!  We’re fortunate that we have a center exchangeable griddle on our gas range which I’ve been too scared to use 😂 anyway I’m not going to ever hesitate to use it for these burgers! ❤️ Sure I’ll have to put the grates through the dishwasher, sure I’ll have to clean my stove top but who even cares?  My husband is going to emulate this for grilled burgers = a whole lot less mashing the burger, making it more loose. It makes a better burger for sure!

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