🥓🍔 Bacon Double Smashburger

⏱ Time
• Prep: 10 minutes
• Cook: 10 minutes
• Total: 20 minutes

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🥩 Ingredients (1 burger)

Smash Patties
• 200 g ground beef (80/20 fat ratio)
• Salt & freshly ground black pepper

Bacon & Cheese
• 4–6 slices smoked bacon
• 2 slices American cheese or cheddar (American melts best)

Buns
• 1 brioche burger bun
• Butter (for toasting)

Toppings
• Dill pickle slices
• Finely shredded iceberg lettuce (optional)

Smash Sauce
• 2 tbsp mayonnaise
• 1 tbsp ketchup
• 1 tsp mustard
• 1 tsp pickle juice
• Optional: pinch of smoked paprika

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🔥 Instructions

1️⃣ Cook the Bacon
• Place bacon in a cold pan
• Cook on medium heat until crispy
• Remove and set aside

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2️⃣ Prepare the Patties
• Divide beef into two loose balls (do NOT press yet)
• Season generously with salt and pepper

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3️⃣ Smash & Cook
• Heat a cast-iron skillet or flat griddle very hot
• Add beef balls
• Smash hard using a spatula or burger press
• Cook 1½–2 minutes until crispy edges form
• Flip once, add cheese immediately
• Cook another 30–45 seconds

👉 The patties should be thin, crispy, and juicy

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4️⃣ Toast the Buns
• Butter cut sides of buns
• Toast until golden brown

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5️⃣ Make the Sauce

Mix all sauce ingredients until smooth.

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6️⃣ Assemble the Burger

Bottom bun → sauce → pickles → first smash patty → cheese → bacon →
second smash patty → cheese → bacon → more sauce → top bun

Press gently… and enjoy the mess 😏

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💥 Pro Tips (Smashburger Level Up)

🔥 Use very high heat for proper crust
🔥 Never overwork the meat
🔥 Use American cheese for perfect melt
🔥 Wrap the burger in paper for 1 minute before eating (like fast-food pros)

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🍽 Result

✔ Ultra-crispy beef edges
✔ Juicy center
✔ Melty cheese
✔ Crunchy bacon
✔ Soft toasted bun