A burger to fall in love with - Smashed Burger Recipe

A really juicy burger in a lightly toasted bun with a really dreamy sauce - who can resist that? Admittedly, it's pretty hard.

If you look at the range of different varieties, the choice is more than just gigantic. From classic cheeseburgers to Gua Bao to almost exaggeratedly exotic versions, everything is there.

But it doesn't actually take much to make a really delicious burger.

Burger enjoyment in a purist way

What does a good burger need?

Strictly speaking, you don't need much more than high-quality minced meat, a really great sauce, fluffy burger buns, some good cheddar cheese and coarse sea salt to enjoy a first-class burger.. Find out how these ingredients can be used to create a burger experience that will turn your life upside down in our recipe.

Smashed Burger - A burger can be this cool!

Ingredients for the burger (4 portions)

Fresh minced meat from Fitmeat

4 burger buns of your choice (we recommend brioche buns)

4 slices of cheddar

Coarse sea salt

Ingredients for the sauce

*Quantities are listed proportionally by bowl.

1 part ketchup

¾ part mayo

¼ mustard

¼ hot sauce

For the fabulous smashed burgers, you don't need much more than a really hot grill with a cast iron plate, a burger turner and, of course, mince from Fitmeat.

Step by step to the perfect burger

Prepare burger patties

For the homemade burger patties, take a little less than a handful of mince and shape it into small meatballs. Make sure you don't press the mince together too much, it should be a loose ball. Now place the balls on a baking tray. The loose structure helps the patties to be deep-fried in their own juices and remain incredibly tender.

A little tip: If you really want to create the ultimate and unbeatable burger patties, use our dry-aged mince from the heifer! It's twice the taste sensation.

Prepare the cocktail sauce

In the meantime, you can start preparing the sauce. Mix all the ingredients in the quantities listed in a bowl and stir well. Well, what can we say, that's it! Congratulations, you have just created a really cool sauce! 

Burger patties on the grill

Now it's time for the showdown, or to be more precise, the grill, which is already really hot. Now place the meatballs on the griddle and flatten them with a turner. Yes, we mean flattened - so feel free to lean on it a bit.

The flattened patties are now seared on both sides over direct heat. This doesn't just grill the meat, it gets really crispy on the outside while staying nice and juicy on the inside. Hurray for the Maillard effect!

Finally, season with a little coarse sea salt and place a slice of cheddar on top. The topped patty now moves to the indirect area and stays there until the cheese has melted.

The finish

For the finale, the burger buns are cut in half and coated with the homemade sauce. Now the burger can be built - the juicy, crispy patty goes on the first half of the burger bun and is literally hugged by the second half. If you now press the burger lightly from above, you can literally see how juicy the patty has become.

And here it comes: the first bite of the best burger you've ever had!

Enjoy your meal!