North American · 17 min · Easy · 2 burgers

Vegan Smash Burger

Name: Vegan Smash Burger
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 2 vegan burger patties, straight from the fridge; 2 burger buns, split; 2 slices vegan cheese; ½ onion, sliced paper thin; 6 slices pickles; 2 tsp yellow mustard; 2 tbsp ketchup; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tbsp vegan butter, for the buns; salt, to taste; black pepper, to taste

A patty pressed thin against a screaming hot pan until the whole underside turns to lace and crust. Cheese, pickles, and a bun that has seen butter.

~620 cal per serving — Calories are approximate, per serving — a guide only.

nut-free

Plan it:

Method

1
Toast the buns
⏱ 2 min
Melt the vegan butter in a heavy skillet and press the cut faces of the buns into it until they are golden. Set them aside; you want them ready before the patties are.
2
Get the pan hot
⏱ 3 min
Wipe the pan, add the oil and put it over the highest heat you have. Wait until it is properly hot. A lukewarm pan steams the patty instead of crusting it, and there is no recovering from that.
3
Smash
⏱ 2 min
Lay a patty in and press it flat and thin with a stiff spatula, hard, for a full ten seconds. Season the top. Then leave it alone for two minutes while the crust forms.
4
Flip and melt
⏱ 1 min
Scrape under the patty so the crust comes away with it, flip, and lay the cheese on straight away. One more minute and it is done.
5
Build it
Mustard and ketchup on the base, then the patty, then the onion and pickles on top so they do not slide. Lid on, and eat it immediately.

Notes

Two thin patties beat one thick one: twice the crust. If your pan will only take one at a time, cook them one after the other rather than crowding it.

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Method

Toast the buns

Get the pan hot

Smash

Flip and melt

Build it

Notes