Shake Shack Smash Burger

Name: Shake Shack Smash Burger
Yield: 7 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 80 20 ground beef; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 1 teaspoon onion powder; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 0.5 teaspoon thyme; 0.5 teaspoon rosemary; 1 pinch paprika; avocado oil; yellow mustard; 20 slices American cheese; butter; 8 buns buns; 0.5 cup mayo; 1 tablespoon ketchup; 1 tablespoon mustard; 1 tablespoon pickle juice; 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder; 0.5 teaspoon paprika; 1 dash cayenne; iceberg lettuce

Serves 7

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Shake Shack Smash Burger

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Serves 7

Directions

1Take a chunk of ground beef about the size of your palm and roll it into a ball.
2Repeat the process until you run out of ground beef.
3Wash your hands.
4Combine salt, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, thyme, rosemary, and paprika in a bowl.
5Mix the seasoning ingredients together.
6Get a skillet or a thick-bottom pan.
7Set the temperature to medium-high to get the pan hot for a Maillard reaction.
8Add a high smoke point oil like avocado oil to the hot pan.
9Place a ground beef ball on a piece of wax or parchment paper, then smash it onto the hot pan using a flat metal spatula.
10Season the smashed patty liberally with the homemade seasoning.
11Squirt yellow mustard in a swirly pattern on top of the patty.
12When the patty starts browning through the top, flip it.
13Add a slice of Craft American cheese on top of the flipped patty.
14Once the cheese is melted, scoop the patty off the pan.
15Throw some butter into a separate pan and toast your buns.
16Combine mayo, ketchup, mustard, pickle juice, garlic powder, paprika, and a dash of cayenne in a bowl.
17Mix the Shack Sauce ingredients together.
18Shred some iceberg lettuce.
19Spread Shack Sauce on the beautifully toasted bottom bun.
20Add some shredded lettuce on top of the sauce.
21Lay down your patties (with melted cheese) on the lettuce.
22Add more Shack Sauce on the patties.

Ingredients

80 20 ground beef
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
0.5 teaspoon thyme
0.5 teaspoon rosemary
1 pinch paprika
avocado oil
yellow mustard
20 slices American cheese
butter
8 buns buns
0.5 cup mayo
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 tablespoon mustard
1 tablespoon pickle juice
0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
0.5 teaspoon paprika
1 dash cayenne
iceberg lettuce

Equipment

skilletspatulabowlwhiskcutting boardknifesmall plate

Tips

Use 80/20 ground beef for fattier, tastier burgers.
Use a high smoke point oil like avocado oil for smashing burgers.
Use wax or parchment paper to prevent patties from sticking to the spatula when smashing.
Season liberally.

Shake Shack Smash Burger

Serves 7

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Shake Shack Smash Burger

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Serves 7

Directions

1Take a chunk of ground beef about the size of your palm and roll it into a ball.
2Repeat the process until you run out of ground beef.
3Wash your hands.
4Combine salt, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, thyme, rosemary, and paprika in a bowl.
5Mix the seasoning ingredients together.
6Get a skillet or a thick-bottom pan.
7Set the temperature to medium-high to get the pan hot for a Maillard reaction.
8Add a high smoke point oil like avocado oil to the hot pan.
9Place a ground beef ball on a piece of wax or parchment paper, then smash it onto the hot pan using a flat metal spatula.
10Season the smashed patty liberally with the homemade seasoning.
11Squirt yellow mustard in a swirly pattern on top of the patty.
12When the patty starts browning through the top, flip it.
13Add a slice of Craft American cheese on top of the flipped patty.
14Once the cheese is melted, scoop the patty off the pan.
15Throw some butter into a separate pan and toast your buns.
16Combine mayo, ketchup, mustard, pickle juice, garlic powder, paprika, and a dash of cayenne in a bowl.
17Mix the Shack Sauce ingredients together.
18Shred some iceberg lettuce.
19Spread Shack Sauce on the beautifully toasted bottom bun.
20Add some shredded lettuce on top of the sauce.
21Lay down your patties (with melted cheese) on the lettuce.
22Add more Shack Sauce on the patties.

Ingredients

80 20 ground beef
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
0.5 teaspoon thyme
0.5 teaspoon rosemary
1 pinch paprika
avocado oil
yellow mustard
20 slices American cheese
butter
8 buns buns
0.5 cup mayo
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 tablespoon mustard
1 tablespoon pickle juice
0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
0.5 teaspoon paprika
1 dash cayenne
iceberg lettuce

Equipment

skilletspatulabowlwhiskcutting boardknifesmall plate

Tips

Use 80/20 ground beef for fattier, tastier burgers.
Use a high smoke point oil like avocado oil for smashing burgers.
Use wax or parchment paper to prevent patties from sticking to the spatula when smashing.
Season liberally.