Smash Burgers with Special Sauce

American · 25 min · Beef · high-protein

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Ingredients

• 1.5 lb ground beef (80% lean)
• 8 american cheese slices
• 4 potato hamburger buns
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tbsp ketchup
• 1 tbsp dill pickle relish
• 1/2 yellow onion, thinly sliced
• 1 tsp salt

Method

1. Mix mayonnaise, ketchup, and relish to make the special sauce.
2. Form beef into 8 loose balls and heat a cast-iron skillet very hot.
3. Smash each ball flat, season with salt, and sear 2 minutes until crusty.
4. Flip, add a cheese slice, and cook 1 minute more.
5. Toast buns in the beef fat until golden.
6. Stack two patties per bun with onion and special sauce; serve hot.

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