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Ultra-Smashed Burgers
Ingredients
- Soft hamburger roll · buttered and toasted1
- Lettuce · shredded
- Ground beef4 oz
- Salt
- Black pepper · ground
- Cheese1 slice
Instructions
- Prepare the bun: layer the toppings on the bottom half and set it aside.
- Preheat a large stainless steel pan over high heat for 2 minutes. Put the beef balls in the pan and press them down firmly with a stiff spatula or trowel to make thin patties wider than the bun.
- Season generously with salt and pepper and cook until well browned and the tops start to turn pale pink-grey in spots, about 45 seconds. Scrape the patties off the pan with a bench scraper or razor scraper, getting all the browned bits.
- Flip the patties, put a slice of cheese on one and stack the second on top. Immediately move the stack from the pan to the bun and serve.
Summarized from J. Kenji López-Alt's video. Watch it for the details.
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