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Cheesy American Style Smash Burger
Cheesy American Style Smash Burger

Cheesy American Style Smash Burger

with Fries and Pickled Cucumber Salad

Originating in mid-20th century Kentucky, smash burgers, as the name suggests, flatten a standard burger patty in order to create a quicker cooking burger. This creates a wider surface area that allows it to crisp up quicker - delivering more flavour and resulting in crispy edges with a tender centre.

Tags:
New
High Protein
Allergens:
Milk
Sulphites
Cereals containing gluten
Wheat
Egg
Mustard

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.

Total45 minutes
Active 35 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

serving amount

450 grams

Potatoes

40 grams

Mature Cheddar Cheese

(Contains: Milk)

1 unit(s)

Baby Cucumber

12 milliliter(s)

Red Wine Vinegar

(Contains: Sulphites)

240 grams

British Beef Mince

2 unit(s)

Burger Buns

(Contains: Cereals containing gluten, Wheat May contain traces of: Egg, Milk, Soya)

20 grams

Baby Leaf Mix

45 grams

Burger Sauce

(Contains: Egg, Mustard)

Not included in your delivery

1 tsp

Sugar for Pickling

¼ tsp

Salt for the Burgers

1 tbsp

Olive Oil for the Dressing

Nutritional information

Energy (kJ)3455 kJ
Energy (kcal)826 kcal
Fat36.2 g
of which saturates12.5 g
Carbohydrate78.6 g
of which sugars8 g
Dietary Fibre7.6 g
Protein42 g
Salt2.1 g
Trans Fat0.1 g
Potassium140.3 mg
Calcium15.8 mg
Iron0.8 mg
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

Baking Tray
Bowl
Grater
Medium Saucepan
Pan

Instructions

Bake the Fries
1

Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7.

Chop the potatoes lengthways into 1cm slices, then chop into 1cm wide fries (no need to peel) and pop them onto a large baking tray.

Drizzle with oil, season with salt and pepper, then toss to coat. Spread out in a single layer. TIP: Use two baking trays if necessary.

When the oven is hot, bake on the top shelf until golden, 30-35 mins. Turn halfway through.

Pickle the Cucumber
2

Meanwhile, grate the cheese. 

Trim the baby cucumber, then halve lengthways. Thinly slice widthways.

In a medium bowl, combine the red wine vinegar and sugar for pickling (see pantry for amount). Season with salt and pepper, then add the cucumber.

Mix together well, then set aside to pickle.

Smash the Patties
3

In a large bowl, combine the beef mince and salt for the burgers (see pantry for amount), then season with pepper. 

Mix together with your hands, then roll loosely into even-sized balls, 1 per person. Sandwich each ball of mince between two pieces of baking paper or cling film.

Pop onto a board. Using the bottom of a saucepan, press down hard to flatten the mince into 1/2cm thick patties. TIP: The burgers will shrink a little during cooking. IMPORTANT: Wash your hands and equipment after handling raw mince.

Time to Fry
4

Heat a drizzle of oil in a large frying pan on high heat.

Once hot, use a spatula to carefully lift one of the patties off the paper and into the pan. 

Fry until browned on the outside and cooked through, 5-6 mins in total. Carefully turn them every 1-2 mins and lower the heat if needed. IMPORTANT: The burgers are cooked when no longer pink in the middle.

Transfer the cooked burger to a large baking tray and repeat with the remaining patties. 

Finishing Touches
5

Once all of the burgers have been cooked through, top with the grated cheese. Bake on the middle shelf of your oven until melted and golden, 3-4 mins. 

Meanwhile, halve the burger buns. Put into the oven to warm through, 2-3 mins.

Add the baby leaves and olive oil (see pantry) to the bowl of cucumber and toss together.

Serve
6

When everything's ready, spread the burger sauce over the bun lids. 

Top the bases with the cheesy smash burgers, then sandwich shut with the bun lids.

Serve with the fries and picked cucumber salad on the side.

Enjoy!

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