Smash Burgers In Cast Iron Skillet

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Juicy Burgers That Everyone Loves!

These Homemade Smash Burgers are juicy, yet crisp burgers that are served up on your favorite hamburger buns! Smother your burger with special sauce, tomatoes, onions, pickles, and lettuce before digging in!

It takes just 35 minutes from start to finish to serve up these tall, juicy burgers! They’re a great weeknight meal option for your family or a fun dish to share with friends on the weekend!

What Is A Smash Burger?

Smash Burgers are burgers that started as balls of ground beef. Then as soon as they hit the hot cooking surface they’re smashed down!

This is done by using a burger smasher such as a meat press, meat mallet, or large metal spatula.

The point of this burger cooking technique is to serve up juicy, flavorful burgers that you just don’t get from patties! Since the burger is smashed down on the hot skillet, the burger gets a crisp, well-browned crust without overcooking the inside!

Ingredients For Smash Burgers

• Ground Beef
• Salted Butter
• Hamburger Buns
• Seasoning Salt
• Garlic Powder
• Onion Powder
• Ground Black Pepper
• Sliced Cheese
• Your favorite burger toppings!

How Do These Cast Iron Smash Burgers Get Their Flavor?

Most make their homemade burgers by mixing in their choice of seasonings when forming the patty. However, doing so actually causes the burger to not be as tender.

Therefore, the seasoning for these burgers is added after they’ve been smashed onto the hot frying pan! For smash burger seasoning I like to sprinkle ours with seasoning salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.

When making smash burgers, the less handling of the meat also means they’ll be more flavorful! So this means there’s no binding agent such as eggs mixed in.

Instead, the chilled meat holds itself together and creates more flavor when it hits the hot cooking surface. This is because the burger cooks in its own fatty juice, caramelizing it up to tasty perfection!

How To Make Smash Burgers In A Cast Iron Skillet

1. Divide the ground beef into portions, handling the meat as little as possible. Transfer the balls of ground beef onto a plate and place them in the fridge to chill.
2. Cut parchment paper into squares to use for smashing the burgers with.
3. Butter the hamburger buns generously and then toast them on a grill, in a frying pan, or in the oven.
4. Heat oil in a cast iron frying pan and then place a ball of ground beef in the pan. Cover the meat with a parchment paper square, then use a spatula to hold it flat on the ball and press down hard to create a thin patty.
5. Remove the parchment paper and sprinkle the thin burger with seasoning salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.
6. Repeat this process with all of the burger, being careful not to crowd the skillet.
7. Cook the patties on both sides until charred, brown, or desired doneness.
8. Add a slice of cheese to each patty as it’s removed from the skillet.
9. Transfer the smashed cheeseburger to a toasted bun and add your favorite burger toppings. Enjoy!

Smash Burger Toppings

The best smash burgers have all of YOUR favorite toppings on them! So whatever you normally like on burgers can also be piled onto these!

I prefer mine with melty cheese, turning them into a smashed cheeseburger. From there, I load on shredded lettuce, sliced tomatoes, purple onions, and dill pickles.

But most importantly don’t forget to smother these with Burger Sauce!

This easy-to-make sauce has a base of mayo, ketchup, and dill relish. From there a handful of seasonings are added to pack a punch of delicious flavor!

Can I Still Make This Recipe If I Don’t Have A Cast Iron Skillet?

You can definitely still make these burgers even if you don’t have a cast-iron skillet! Instead, you can just use a well-heated, heavy-bottomed skillet or frying pan.

You could even make these on a griddle or Blackstone. Regardless if they’re Blackstone Smash Burgers or Cast Iron Skillet Smash Burgers the important part is that they’re safe to eat!

For the burgers to be safe to eat, their internal temperature needs to be at least 160 degrees F. The temperature can easily be checked using a meat thermometer.

How To Store Leftover Smash Burhers

Place the Smash Burgers into an airtight container and store them in the fridge for up to 4 days. You can also freeze them for up to 4 months.

If the Smash Burgers have already been assembled with a bun, toppings, and dressings, I’d just toss them out.

When Cooking Smashed Burgers, How Do You Prevent The Meat From Sticking To The Utensil Used To Smash The Meat?

When the chilled ball of ground meat is placed onto the hot cooking surface a piece of parchment paper is carefully placed over it. Then you smash the meat by placing your utensil of choice onto the parchment paper and firmly pressing down.

Once the meat has been flattened out you just carefully peel the parchment paper off of the meat!

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