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Diner Smash Burgers with Special Sauce
Lacy, crusty-edged smash patties and a proper drive-thru sauce — the burger craving, handled.
415Calories
40.6gProtein
27.3gNet carbs
7.9gFiber
12.8gFat
Ingredients
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10 oz (280 g) 96/4 extra-lean ground beef
280 g
1 Tbsp (15 g) light mayonnaise (soy-free)
15 g
1½ Tbsp (25 g) no-sugar-added ketchup
25 g
1 tsp yellow mustard
5 g
2 Tbsp (30 g) dill pickles, minced, plus slices for serving
30 g
½ small onion (60 g), sliced paper-thin
60 g
2 leaves (40 g) crisp lettuce
40 g
4 slices (60 g) tomato
60 g
salt and coarse black pepper
3 g
Method
- Stir the mayo, ketchup, mustard, and minced pickles into special sauce. Set aside.
- Divide the beef into 4 loose balls — do not pack, do not season yet.
- Get a cast-iron or heavy skillet screaming hot. Drop in 2 balls, top each with shaved onion, and smash flat and thin with a firm spatula press. NOW salt and pepper them.
- Cook 2 minutes until the edge lace is deep brown, scrape up with a thin spatula (the crust is the point — don't leave it in the pan), flip, and cook 60 seconds more. Repeat with the rest.
- Toast the bread in the beef pan. Build: sauce, lettuce, tomato, two patties with their onions, pickles, sauce again, lid.
Nutrition facts
Per serving.
Calories415
Total fat12.8 g
Total carbohydrate36.6 g
Dietary fiber7.9 g
Allulose1.4 g
Net carbs27.3 g
Protein40.6 g
Net carbs equal total carbohydrate minus fiber and allulose. Values use USDA ingredient data or standard label values and can vary by brand, preparation and portioning. The serving scaler changes ingredient weights, not the per serving nutrition shown here.
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