Cheesy Smash Burger

By: Instant Pot Culinary Team

Cheesy Smash Burger
Whip up these easy smashburgers in an instant! Pro tip: double the burger sauce for extra dipping goodness!
cuisine icon Cuisine
American
cuisine icon Difficulty
Easy
cuisine icon Cooking Technique
Air Fry
cuisine icon Keywords
4 servings, air fry, american, american cheese, butter, cook 20 min, cook out, easy, game day, grilling, ground beef, Instant Pot Culinary Team, ketchup, labor day, mayonnaise, memorial day, prep 10 min, romaine lettuce leaves, salt, sesame seed buns, shredded, sliced, sliced into rings, sweet relish, vine tomato, white onion, yellow mustard

prep icon Prep Time
10 min
cook icon Cook Time
20 min

serving icon Servings
4 Servings
Ingredients
  • 1.5 lb ground beef
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp butter, sliced
  • 4 sesame seed buns
  • 8 slices American cheese
  • 1 vine tomato
  • ¼ white onion, sliced into rings
  • 4 Romaine lettuce leaves, shredded
  • 3 tbsp ketchup
  • 3 tbsp yellow mustard
  • 3 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 3 tbsp sweet relish
Instructions
  • Mix the ground beef in a large mixing bowl with the salt. Roll into 8 even balls and smash them into flat patties, about ½ inch thick, with your hands. Set aside.
  • Place patties in the air fryer basket, and top with a slice of butter. Air Fry at 400°F / 205°C for 12-14 Minutes, until golden brown and crispy on the edges. Top each patty with a slice of American cheese and Air Fry at 400°F / 205°C for another 3-5 Minutes, until the cheese has melted. Stack patties into towers of two a piece, creating four stacks and set aside.
  • Air Fry the hamburger buns at 400°F / 205°C for 2 Minutes, until warmed.
  • Meanwhile, make the burger sauce. Combine the ketchup, yellow mustard, mayonnaise, and sweet relish in a mixing bowl. Spread the burger sauce on each top and bottom bun.
  • Layer the shredded lettuce on the lower bun, then a few tomato slices, onion slices, one of the cheesy burger stacks. Finish with the top bun. Enjoy!
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