Mains
Classic Smash Burger
25 min total Easy Serves 4 ★★★★★ 4.9
Two lace-edged patties smashed hard on a screaming-hot plancha, stacked with cheddar, shredded lettuce and our three-ingredient secret sauce. Better than takeaway, faster too.
Ingredients
- 600 g minced beef (20% fat), in 8 loose balls
- 4 brioche buns, buttered and toasted
- 4 slices cheddar
- Shredded iceberg, sliced pickles, tomato
- 3 tbsp mayo + 1 tbsp ketchup + 1 tsp mustard
- Salt & cracked pepper
Method
- 1 — Heat a cast-iron pan until smoking. Smash each beef ball flat with a spatula for 10 seconds. Season hard.
- 2 — Cook 2 minutes without touching, flip, top with cheddar and cook 1 minute more.
- 3 — Stir the sauce ingredients together and spread generously on both bun halves.
- 4 — Stack two patties per bun with lettuce, pickles and tomato. Rest 2 minutes, serve hot.
Kitchen tip: Smash once and once only — pressing later squeezes out the juices.
