Smashburgers - Makes 4

Smashburgers - makes 4

Adapted from Your Home Based Mom

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef or hamburger meat 80/20 (85/15 ok if using a griddle)
• Steak seasoning (see below)
• Cheese (Ideas: Cheddar slices, feta crumbles, etc.) 
• 4 buns
• Butter

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Equipment/Other:

• Griddle
• Frying pan
• Grill press or metal spatula

Directions

1. Form 1/4 lb balls with the ground beef (do not overwork!)
2. Heat griddle to 375 deg F (on a grill is ideal so that the house doesn't stink up)
3. Place ball of meat on hot griddle (sizzling sound is great!), cover with a piece of parchment paper, and press down with the grill press as thin as possible (1/4" or less is ideal).
4. Sprinkle each patty with steak seasoning (eyeball it, or 1/4 tsp per patty if you must). Cook 3 minutes on this side.
5. Flip patties with the spatula, scraping up the crusty skin that formed underneath. Do NOT press again, and do NOT sprinkle seasoning on this side. Cover with cheese, and cook for 2 more minutes for "medium done", or 1.5 minutes for "medium."
6. While the patties are resting, heat butter in a frying pan. Just before it gets brown, separate a bun and place the two halves in the pan. Toast fry as desired. Alternatively: butter the buns, then toast them in a toaster oven.

Ideas for serving

1. Green leaf or romaine lettuce
2. On-the-vine tomato slices
3. Sauteed mushrooms
4. Pickles
5. Mayo and mustard

Steak Seasoning (adapted from Hey Grill Hey)

• 2 tsp kosher salt
• 2 tsp black pepper 
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp onion powder (optional)
• 1/4 tsp dried rosemary
• 1/4 tsp dried thyme