Smash Burgers with Kimchi Mayo
Smash Burgers - I just can't get enough. This rendition uses kimchi in place of onion and a gochujang-mayo for a nice punch.
Ingredients
Burgers and Assembly
- 12 oz ground beef Preferably grass-fed/organic like Simply Balanced at Rollin' Oats.
- 1/4 cup kimchi Roughly chopped
- 4 slices cheese Use any you like or totally omit all together. I use any organic American.
- 4 burger Buns I recommend Waverly Brioche and Dave's Killer Bread - both at Rollin' Oats.
- 1/4 white onion Sliced into thin half-moons.
- 1/4 cup Fresh Herbs Roughly chopped. Use any you have on hand like cilantro, basil or mint.
- 2 tbsp oil Like avocado, vegetable or something with a higher smoke point. You can use butter here too.
- salt
Kimchi Mayo
- 1/2 cup mayonaise
- 1/4 cup kimchi Chopped well. I use Mother In Law's brand.
- 1/2 lime Juice only
- 1/4 cup gochujang Add more if you're into spice.
Instructions
Kimchi Mayo
- Combine all ingedients in a small bowl until mixed well. Taste for seasoning and adjust as needed with more gochujang, lime, salt, etc.
Burgers and Assembly
- Preheat oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Tear off another sheet of parchment and cut it into four even squares. Divide ground beef into four equal sized balls. If you have a kitchen scale definitely use it - each ball should be about 3oz and rolled together loosely.
- Heat a well-seasoned skillet of your choice over medium high heat and oil. When skillet is hot add one burger ball to hot skillet, season with a pinch of salt and lay one of the parchment squares on top.
- Using a spatula, smash and flatten the burger as best as you can. Remove and discard parchment and cook burger for 2 minutes - edges should be browning. Flip and repeat on second side.
- Cover skillet and melt cheese on top of the patty, remove from heat and set aside on parchment lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining burger patties. When all are finished, warm in the oven for a few minutes.
- To assemble the burgers toast your buns while the patties cook (if toasting). Spread a spoonful of the kimchi mayo on each inside part of the bun. Assemble starting with the burger patty (or patties, if opting for a double), then top with onion, more kimchi and chopped fresh herbs.
