Grill & BBQ
Smash cheeseburger with melted cheese
Smash cheeseburger with melted cheese, strong crust and classic burger sauce. Juicy, direct and without unnecessary frills.
Timing
- Preparation: 15 minutes | Grilling: 10 minutes | Total time: 25 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per piece · Calculated for 4 pieces.
- Energy
- ≈ 1040 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 43.6 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 45.9 g
- Fat
- ≈ 74.6 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- some oil · ≈ 10 g
- 4-8 slices of cheddar or processed cheese · ≈ 120.0 g
- 1 red onion, finely diced or in rings · ≈ 100.0 g
- 5 tbsp mayonnaise · ≈ 68.25 g
- 2 tbsp ketchup · ≈ 30.0 g
- 1 tsp mustard · ≈ 5.0 g
- 4 brioche buns · ≈ 300 g
- Iceberg lettuce or romaine lettuce · ≈ 50 g · Assumed quantity / reference product
- Burger sauce · ≈ 160 g · Assumed quantity / reference product
- 1 tsp cucumber water · ≈ 5 g
Unspecified frying oil: 10 g assumed per recipe.
The midpoint was used for quantity ranges.
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 600 g ground beef
- Salt
- pepper
- some oil
- 4 brioche buns
- 4-8 slices of cheddar or processed cheese
- 1 red onion, finely diced or in rings
- Sliced pickled cucumbers
- Iceberg lettuce or romaine lettuce
- Burger sauce
- optional: jalapeños
- 5 tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika powder
- 1 tsp cucumber water
- 1 small gherkin, finely chopped
- pepper
Instructions
- Mix the sauce from mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, paprika, cucumber water, cucumber and pepper.
- Divide the mince into 4 loose balls.
- Let the grill plate or pan get very hot.
- Roast the buns on the cut surface.
- Place the minced meat balls on the hot surface and flatten them vigorously.
- Salt and pepper.
- Turn after about 1.5-2 minutes.
- Immediately place the cheese on the hot side and let it melt briefly.
- If necessary, cover with a small hood or lid to help the cheese melt more quickly.
- Assemble burger with sauce, lettuce, patty, pickles and onions.
