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Grilled Smashed Burgers

Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Total Time23 minutes
Servings: 4 burgers

Ingredients

  • 1 Pound of ground beef chuck
  • Burger buns
  • Salt & pepper
  • Cheese slices optional

Example burger toppings:

  • Lettuce
  • Onion
  • Tomato
  • Pickles
  • Chili’s
  • Ketchup
  • Mustard

Instructions

  • Smash the patties: Separate the pound of ground beef into four equal portions, and use your hands to roll each portion into a ball. Once you have done that, get out a sheet of wax paper and put it down on the counter. Place one of the balls on the center of the wax paper, and cover it with an additional sheet of wax paper. Now take out a large pan and smash the ball down until you can’t smash it anymore. Take the smashed burger patty, along with the bottom piece of wax paper, and place them on a plate. Repeat the process with all of the quarter-pound meatballs, until all are smashed.
  • Freeze the patties: Take the plate of mashed patties, and place them in a freezer for about 10 minutes. While you don’t have to do this step I do think that it helps to make sure that the patties stay together better before you give them their first flip on the grill.
  • Preheat your grill: While the burger patties are cooling off in the freezer it is important that you turn on your grill to high so that it is nice and hot for when you start grilling.
  • Grill the patties: Take your burgers out of the freezer and plop them all down on your grill. Quickly sprinkle some salt and pepper on the burgers and let them cook for 3 to 5 minutes, depending on how well done you prefer your burgers. After you have let the burger patties grill on one side, take a spatula and flip them over to cook for the same amount of time on the other side. Again sprinkle a little salt and pepper to this side. If you have decided to make cheeseburgers then simply add a slice of cheese to the top of each patty about a minute or two before they are done. Once the burgers have cooked to your liking take them off the grill and onto a plate
  • Assemble your burgers: Have everyone who is eating grab some burger buns, place a burger patty (or two, no one's judging) on it, and top it with whatever toppings you have provided for them.