Cafe Style smash chicken burger

Serves 2
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Directions

  1. 1Tie your hair.
  2. 2Tie your hair.
  3. 3Tie your hair.
  4. 4Slice the red onions.
  5. 5Slice the red onions.
  6. 6Slice the red onions.
  7. 7Add ground chicken to a bowl.
  8. 8Add ground chicken to a bowl.
  9. 9Add ground chicken to a bowl.
  10. 10Add spices and salt and mix.
  11. 11Add spices and salt and mix.
  12. 12Add spices and salt and mix.
  13. 13Mix everything by hand.
  14. 14Mix everything by hand.
  15. 15Mix everything by hand.
  16. 16Melt butter in a pan.
  17. 17Melt butter in a pan.
  18. 18Melt butter in a pan.
  19. 19Add sliced red onions.
  20. 20Add sliced red onions.
  21. 21Add sliced red onions.
  22. 22Add some salt and stir.
  23. 23Add some salt and stir.
  24. 24Add some salt and stir.
  25. 25Add sauce and stir again.
  26. 26Add sauce and stir again.
  27. 27Add sauce and stir again.
  28. 28Make the ground chicken into a ball and place it on the pan.
  29. 29Make the ground chicken into a ball and place it on the pan.
  30. 30Make the ground chicken into a ball and place it on the pan.
  31. 31Smash the meat with a spatula.
  32. 32Smash the meat with a spatula.
  33. 33Smash the meat with a spatula.
  34. 34Add 2 slices of cheese and cover the pan.
  35. 35Add 2 slices of cheese and cover the pan.
  36. 36Add 2 slices of cheese and cover the pan.
  37. 37Toast the burger buns in a pan.
  38. 38Toast the burger buns in a pan.
  39. 39Toast the burger buns in a pan.
  40. 40Spread sauce on the buns.
  41. 41Spread sauce on the buns.
  42. 42Spread sauce on the buns.
  43. 43Add lettuce and the meat with cheese.
  44. 44Add lettuce and the meat with cheese.
  45. 45Add lettuce and the meat with cheese.
  46. 46Add caramelized onions.
  47. 47Add caramelized onions.
  48. 48Add caramelized onions.
  49. 49Place the other half of the bun on the burger.
  50. 50Place the other half of the bun on the burger.
  51. 51Place the other half of the bun on the burger.
  52. 52Serve the burger.
  53. 53Serve the burger.
  54. 54Serve the burger.

Ingredients

  • 250 g minced chicken
  • 250 g minced chicken
  • 250 g minced chicken
  • 1 tsp garlic powder or paste
  • 1 tsp garlic powder or paste
  • 1 tsp garlic powder or paste
  • 1 tsp onion powder or paste
  • 1 tsp onion powder or paste
  • 1 tsp onion powder or paste
  • 1 tsp soy sauce or Worcestershire
  • 1 tsp soy sauce or Worcestershire
  • 1 tsp soy sauce or Worcestershire
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder or paprika
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder or paprika
  • 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder or paprika
  • to taste salt & pepper
  • to taste salt & pepper
  • to taste salt & pepper
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • 1 sliced onion
  • 1 sliced onion
  • 1 sliced onion
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp butter
  • 1 tsp butter
  • 1 tsp butter
  • salt
  • salt
  • salt
  • 0.5 tsp sugar
  • 0.5 tsp sugar
  • 0.5 tsp sugar
  • balsamic or soy sauce
  • balsamic or soy sauce
  • balsamic or soy sauce
  • burger mayo (mayo + ketchup + mustard + chili sauce)
  • burger mayo (mayo + ketchup + mustard + chili sauce)
  • burger mayo (mayo + ketchup + mustard + chili sauce)
  • lettuce
  • lettuce
  • lettuce
  • tomato
  • tomato
  • tomato
  • cheese
  • cheese
  • cheese
  • toasted buns
  • toasted buns
  • toasted buns

Equipment

knifecutting boardbowlspanspatula

Tips

  • Mix chicken with garlic powder, onion powder, soy sauce or Worcestershire, Kashmiri chilli powder or paprika, salt & pepper to taste, and cornflour to create patty.
  • Form into 2 loose balls (don’t flatten yet).
  • Heat pan on high.
  • Add a ball, smash it flat using parchment + spatula.
  • Sear 2–3 mins until crisp edges.
  • Flip, add cheese, cook through.
  • Cook sliced onion with oil + butter and salt + sugar low & slow for 20–25 mins for caramelised onions.
  • Finish caramelised onions with balsamic or soy sauce for an umami flavour.
  • Burger assembly: Toasted buns, Burger mayo (mayo + ketchup + mustard + chili sauce), Lettuce, tomato, caramelised onions, Smash patty with melted cheese.