# Smash Burger Patty Melts

This recipe shows how to make a smash burger patty melt with caramelized onions and a special burger sauce.

- Total time: 1 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 cup Unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon Olive oil
- 1 Yellow onion
- 1 pinch Kosher salt
- 2 pounds Neutral cooking oil
- 80 % Ground beef
- 20 % Ground beef
- 1 Kosher salt
- 1 Black pepper
- 1 Garlic powder
- 1 Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 American cheese
- 1 Bread
- 0.5 cup Mayonnaise
- 0.25 cup Ketchup
- 1.5 tablespoons Dill relish
- 1 teaspoon White vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon Granulated white sugar
- 0.25 teaspoon Garlic powder
- 0.25 teaspoon Black pepper
- 1 Salt

## Instructions

1. Slice onions lengthwise.
2. In a large skillet, add 2 tablespoons of butter on medium-low heat.
3. Once the butter is melted, add sliced onions and mix with melted butter and oil.
4. Cook slowly, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes until softened.
5. Add a pinch of salt and cook for 2 more minutes.
6. Form ground beef into ¼ pound balls.
7. In a cast iron skillet at medium-high heat, add neutral cooking oil.
8. Once hot, add beef and smash down; season with salt, black pepper, and garlic powder.
9. Cook for a couple of minutes, flip, and cook until the bottom side is almost cooked.
10. Add cheese, cover, and cook until cheese is melted and burger is cooked to preference.
11. In a bowl, combine mayonnaise, ketchup, dill relish, white vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, white sugar, garlic powder, and black pepper.
12. Assemble the patty melt: add burger sauce, cheese, patties, onions, more burger sauce, cheese, and top with bread.
13. Melt butter in a skillet on medium-low heat.
14. Add assembled patty melt; toast on both sides for a couple of minutes until golden brown.

## Equipment

- skillet
- cast iron skillet
- spatula
- knife

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYKrK2JU/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a9c1f0f0-c151-4f51-9811-cd4b3a1c0976
- Extracted: 2025-01-11

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