Shake Shack Style Smash Burger
Learn how to make Shake Shack style smash burgers at home, complete with homemade burger seasoning and a delicious Shack Sauce. This recipe guides you through preparing the patties, cooking them to perfection, toasting the buns, and assembling a mouth-watering burger.
Ingredients
- salt
- black pepper
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- thyme
- rosemary
- paprika
- mayonnaise
- ketchup
- yellow mustard
- pickle juice
- garlic powder
- paprika
- cayenne pepper
- ground beef
- yellow mustard
- American cheese
- high-smoke point oil
- butter
- burger buns
- iceberg lettuce
Method
- 1
Take a chunk of 80/20 ground beef about the size of your palm.
- 2
Roll it into a neat ball.
- 3
Repeat until all the ground beef is used.
- 4
In a small bowl, combine the salt, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, thyme, rosemary, and paprika.
- 5
Mix thoroughly until well combined.
- 6
In a separate bowl, add the mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, pickle juice, garlic powder, paprika, and a dash of cayenne pepper.
- 7
Whisk everything together until the sauce is smooth and fully combined. Taste and set aside.
- 8
Place a skillet or thick-bottomed pan over medium to medium-high heat.
- 9
Add a high-smoke point oil, like avocado oil, and heat until it starts to shimmer.
- 10
Place a meatball onto the hot skillet. Immediately cover it with a piece of parchment paper and use a flat metal spatula to smash it down firmly into a thin patty.
- 11
Season the patty liberally with the homemade burger seasoning.
- 12
Squeeze a small swirl of yellow mustard on top of the seasoned patty.
- 13
When the edges of the patty are browned and you can see it cooking through from the top (about 2-3 minutes), scrape under the patty and flip it.
- 14
Immediately place a slice of American cheese on the flipped patty to melt.
- 15
Cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- 16
To make a double, cook a second patty. Once flipped, place the first cooked patty on top of the second one before adding the cheese.
- 17
Remove the cooked patties from the skillet and set aside.
- 18
In a separate pan, melt the butter over medium heat.
- 19
Place the burger buns cut-side down in the melted butter and toast until golden brown.
- 20
Spread a generous amount of Shack Sauce on the toasted bottom bun.
- 21
Add a layer of shredded iceberg lettuce.
- 22
Place the double cheeseburger patties on top of the lettuce.
- 23
Spread more Shack Sauce on the toasted top bun.
- 24
Place the top bun on the burger and serve immediately.
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