Italian Smash Burger

Name: Italian Smash Burger
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 14 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon baking soda; 12 ounces (340 g) 80/20 ground beef; 3 tablespoons (36 g) Freddy’s Steakhouse Famous Steakburger and Fry Seasoning; 3 tablespoons (36 g) Freddy’s Steakhouse Famous Steakburger and Fry Seasoning; ½ small white onion, minced; 4–6 pepperoncini; 1 tablespoon (14 g) butter; 2 potato hamburger buns; Garlic salt, for sprinkling on buns; Garlic salt, for sprinkling on buns; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon salt (to taste); 1 teaspoon pepper (to taste); ½ cup (60 g) shredded mozzarella cheese; ½ cup (122 g) pizza sauce

Preparation info

Servings:
2
burgers

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Smashed

By Adam Walton and Brett Walton

Published 2023

About

This incredible recipe was gifted to us by Steve Bremer. This is why we love doing what we do—sharing the joy and love of cooking! Thank you, Steve!

Ingredients

¼ teaspoon baking soda
12 ounces (340 g) 80/20 ground beef

Europe
Americas
Italy
United States
Burger

Method

Mix the baking soda with the ground beef. Sprinkle in the Freddy’s Seasoning and let the mixture sit for approximately 15 minutes. The baking soda helps the ground beef to retain moisture.
Mince the onions and pepperoncini together.
Turn the griddle on to medium/high to high heat (above 400°F [200°C]).
While the griddle is coming up to tempe