Triple Smash Burger with Bacon

Ingredients

• Salt

  Table

  2 dash or 0.8g

• Bacon

  Raw, cured pork

  4 strip or 48g

• Hamburger bun

  Mixed-grain

  2 roll or 86g

• Lettuce

  Red leaf, raw

  2 cup shredded or 56g

• Cheddar cheese

  2 slice (1 oz) or 56g

• Ground beef

  95% lean meat / 5% fat, raw

  400g

Directions

1. Place the bacon on a cold pan. Set the heat to low and let slowly cook until crisp on one side then flip and cook the other side. Set aside. Meanwhile prep the burger toppings.
2. Roughly form the ground beef into three 2 oz piles of meat. Sprinkle the exterior with a generous pinch of salt. Roll them around so there is seasoning all along the outside.
3. Place the piles of meat on the hot griddle. Immediately smash until they are thin, a little smaller than 1/2". Let cook for about 30-60 seconds to let the crust to develop. Flip the spatula upside down, scrape the burgers from the pan and then flip over the burger. Repeat for the second and third patty. Immediately place a slice of American cheese on two of the patties, then assemble the meat tower. Turn off the heat.
4. Assemble the burger and enjoy.
5. Source: Ethan Chlebowski (https://www.ethanchlebowski.com/cooking-techniques-recipes/15-minute-triple-smash-burger-with-bacon)

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