Beef Smash Burger
A home-style recipe for Beef Smash Burger. Makes 4 burgers, ready in about 25 minutes.
Ingredients
- 500 g beef mince (qeema), not too lean
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp oil
- 4 cheese slices
- 4 burger buns
- For the burger sauce: ⅓ cup mayonnaise, 2 tbsp ketchup, 1 tsp vinegar, 1 tbsp chopped pickled cucumber (optional)
- 1 onion, thinly sliced (optional)
Missing something?
- No burger buns? Use bread slices or roti.
- No mince (qeema)? Use finely chopped chicken or soya granules.
- No cheese? Use skip it, or use cheese spread.
- No mayonnaise? Use thick hung yogurt with salt and pepper.
Method
- Mix the burger sauce. Toast the buns lightly, cut side down, in a dry pan and set aside.
- Divide the qeema into 8 loose balls. Don't knead or season the meat yet.
- Heat a heavy frying pan or tawa on high heat until very hot, and brush with oil.
- Put 2–3 balls in the pan and press each one flat with a heavy spatula, until thin and wider than a bun. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Cook for 2 minutes, without moving them, until the underside has a dark brown crust. Scrape up, turn over and cook for 1 minute more. Put cheese on half of them so it melts.
- Spread sauce on the buns. Stack two patties, one with cheese, in each bun with the onion, and close.
Tip: Press a piece of baking paper between the meat and the spatula so it doesn't stick. Press only once, at the start.