The Ains' Big Smashed Burger

The Ains' Big Smashed Burger

www.ainsley-harriott.com

The Ains’ Big Smashed Burger Burgers are a point of pride in American cuisine, a cultural icon and the epitome of fast food.

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Cooking tools:

  • Cast iron skillet
  • Griddle
  • Skillet
  • Saucepan
  • Spatula
  • Potato masher
  • Meat press
  • Pastry brush
  • Mixing bowl
  • Measuring spoon
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Parchment paper
  • Plastic wrap
  • Stove

Ingredients

  • 800g good quality beef (chuck) steak mince (18-20% fat)
  • 8 slices of burger cheese
  • 6 tbsp mayonnaise, plus extra for the buns
  • 1 tbsp very finely diced gherkin, plus 1 tsp pickling juice from the jar
  • 2 tsp American yellow mustard
  • 2 tsp ketchup
  • ½ tsp garlic powder/granules
  • ¼ tsp sweet smoked paprika
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 seeded burger buns
  • iceberg lettuce, shredded
  • ¼ white onion, finely diced
  • 1-2 dill pickles/gherkins, sliced

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