Plancha Smash Burgers Recipe

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Introduction

For this recipe, we used our Slow ‘N Sear kettle.

 

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes • Serves 4

 

Ingredients 

  • 1 pound of ground 80/20 beef, formed into four 4oz (113.39 grams) balls
  • 8 slices of pancetta (or bacon)
  • 4 hamburger buns
  • 8 slices of cheese
  • 8 leaves of green leaf lettuce
  • 1 large onion sliced into very thin rings
  • 4 slices ripe tomato
  • ½ cup mayo
  • 1 tablespoon ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard
  • 1 tablespoon Italian vinaigrette salad dressing
  • 1 tablespoon diced pickled cherry peppers
  • 2 tablespoons clarified butter
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Prep

Form the ground beef into four equal-sized balls, each about 4 ounces (113.39 grams) in size. Then, for the sauce, combine mayo, ketchup, mustard, vinaigrette, and cherry peppers and refrigerate until ready to use.

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Cook

 

  • Arrange charcoal briquettes inside the Slow 'N Sear® Kettle in a crescent pattern, then light it by spreading a pre-lit batch from a half-full charcoal chimney.
  • With gloved hands, carefully place SnS Plancha on the kettle.
  • Allow the plancha to heat up to 435°F. (until water beads and vaporizes).
  • Move the onions to the cooler side of the plancha once they are translucent and golden brown.
  • In the centre of the plancha, cook pancetta (or bacon slices) until golden brown and crisp.
  • Butter the insides of the hamburger buns and toast them until golden brown on the plancha's lower centre.
  • Place the meatballs in the upper centre of the plancha and smash to the desired thickness, holding pressure for about ten seconds per patty. To smash the meatballs, use a "burger smasher" or a spatula.


 

  • Shake on some salt and pepper as soon as all of the patties are smashed.
  • When the tops of the patties appear to be cooked through and small steam holes appear, they are ready to flip.

 

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Add the cheese immediately after flipping the patties.

While the cheese melts, start" building" your burger by adding one lettuce leaf to the bottom. 

 

  • After the cheese has melted, place two patties on top of each bottom bun.
  • Add two slices of pancetta, 1-2 tablespoons of grilled onion, and one slice of tomato to the burger. 
  • Cover the top bun with a generous layer of sauce and "crown" the burger!

 

 

Enjoy!


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