smashburger with "mac" sauce
Submitted on Feb 15, 2024
The Smashburger is burger perfection. But why? The key to this style of burger is to get as much meat as possible in contact with the cooking surface to create more caramelization, more flavor, and more crispy-lacey goodness—creating the perfect burger. And since we’ve got the perfect burger, what better than to combine it with the perfect burger sauce— "Mac" sauce! Our Smashburger w/ “Mac” sauce is a blend of the vaunted Big Mac—special sauce, lettuce, onion, & pickle—and a typical Smashburger—a buttered brioche bun, smashed patty, and American cheese. Let’s get smashing.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
For the hamburger meat, use any type you like. We used 80/20 Wagyu.
prep time
10 Min
cook time
10 Min
method
Stove Top
yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- "MAC" SAUCE
- 1/4 large white onion
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
- 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons yellow mustard
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ketchup
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- BURGERS
- iceberg lettuce
- 4 brioche buns, split
- 8 tablespoons butter, divided
- 8 tablespoons "Mac" sauce
- white onion
- sliced kosher dill pickles
- 12 ounces hamburger of choice, rolled into 3 oz balls
- 4 slices American cheese
How To Make smashburger with "mac" sauce
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Step 1First, make the "Mac" sauce. Grate the onion using a grater or microplane until you have 1 tablespoon. -
Step 2Mix that grated onion with remaining ingredients. Store in the fridge until ready to use.
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Step 3To make the burgers, shred the lettuce finely using a knife or mandoline and dice the onion.
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Step 4Toast the burger buns. Add 2 tbsp butter to a pan over medium heat. Once sizzling, add two of the split buns, all four cut sides down, to toast in the butter. Be careful to watch so they don't burn. Repeat with remaining buns.
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Step 5Add 1 tbsp "Mac" sauce to the toasted cut side of each of the buns. Stack the bottom buns with desired amounts of lettuce, onions, and pickles.
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Step 6Heat a on-stick pan over medium or medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon butter and melt. Place one burger ball on top. Spray the back of a big, sturdy, flat spatula with cooking spray and press it down on the burger until it is flat across the cooking surface and cannot be pressed any further. (Do not be afraid to press firmly; the goal is to have as much beef in contact with the cooking surface as possible.)
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Step 7Reduce the heat to medium or medium-low and cook until crispy bits start to form, a couple minutes. Flip the burger, making sure to get as much crispy goodness as possible, add a slice of cheese, and cook until crispy on the bottom, another couple minutes.
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Step 8Add the burger to the prepped bottom bun and top with the sauced top bun. Repeat steps 4 - 6 for the remaining burgers.
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