HOW TO MAKE SHAKE SHACK BURGERS

Copycat Shake Shack burgers done at home will be in your hall of fame street food recipes!

Course Sandwich

Cuisine American

Keyword Burgers, copycat recipe, shake shack, smash burger

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 3

Total Time 13

Servings

Calories 741kcal

Equipment

Griddle or cast iron pan

Ingredients

Shack Sauce

1/2 cup Mayonnaise
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp Ketchup
1/2 tsp Pickle juice
Pinch Cayenne pepper

For The Shack Burgers

16 ounces Ground beef see notes
2 tbsp Butter melted
1 head Leaf lettuce
2 each Plum tomatoes
4 slices American cheese
4 Martins potato rolls

Instructions

Make The Burger Sauce

Combine the mayo (1/2 cup), ketchup (1 tsp), mustard (1 tbsp), pickle juice (1 tsp) and cayenne(pinch) in a bowl and mix well. Refrigerate for 30 minutes for best flavor.

Make The Burgers

Slice the tomato and tear off portions of leaf lettuce. Each burger will get 2 slices of tomato and 1 piece of shaped lettuce leaf. Tear the leaf lettuce to fit the burger bun.
Open the buns, but do not slice them in half. Leave the burger buns with the hinge attached. Brush the buns with melted butter and grill on a griddle that's has preheated to 375 degrees or medium high heat. Watch carefully so they do not burn. Look for a golden brown color to develop.
Roll the burgers into balls (4 ounces), but do not pack the burgers tightly. Place the balls of burger meat on the hot griddle and smash down to form a 4-inch patty. You can use a burger press or a weighted spatula.
Lightly salt and pepper the burger and flip after 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
Flip the burger and add American cheese (1 slice). Cook for 1 more minute.
Assemble the burger by spreading the copycat shack sauce (1 tbsp)on the top bun, followed by the leaf lettuce and then the sliced tomatoes (2 slices). Place the burger on the bottom bun with the cheese facing up and close the sandwich. Enjoy!

Notes

The burger blend is important to this copycat recipe. In the market look for a blended beef of short rib, chuck and brisket. If not available, then a generic ground beef would be OK.

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