Kid Approved: Beef Smash Burgers

Nutrition per serve

Ingredients

• 1pcs small sweet potato
• 2clov garlic
• 1pcs tomato
• 1pcs Lebanese cucumber
• 300g lean beef mince
• 10g smoky barbecue seasoning
• 2pcs white bread rolls
• 23ml olive oil
• 10ml barbecue sauce
• 30ml mayonnaise

Method

1. Step 1 — Roast fries
   Preheat the oven to 220C, fan-forced. Line an oven tray with baking paper. Cut the unpeeled sweet potato into 2cm-thick fries. Put on the lined tray, drizzle with 1 tbs olive oil, season with salt and pepper and toss to coat. Roast for 20 mins or until golden and tender.
2. Step 2 — Prep ingredients
   Meanwhile, crush or finely chop the garlic. Thinly slice the tomato. Peel the cucumber into ribbons with a vegetable peeler. Put the garlic, beef mince, 2 tsp barbecue seasoning and 2 tsp barbecue sauce in a large bowl and season with salt and pepper. Using damp hands, combine well, then shape into 2 equal portions.
3. Step 3 — Cook beef patties
   Heat 2 tsp olive oil in a medium frypan over medium-high heat. Add the beef portions and press down on each with a spatula to flatten into a patty slightly larger than the base of a bread roll (see Kitchen 101). Cook for 3 mins each side or until browned and cooked through. Remove from the pan.
4. Step 4 — Warm bread rolls
   While the patties are cooking, cut the bread rolls in half. Put on an oven tray, cut-side up, and bake for 5-6 mins until golden and warmed through. Combine 2 tbs mayonnaise and the remaining barbecue seasoning in a bowl.
5. Step 5 — Serve up
   Spread the roll bases and tops with the mayo mixture. Layer the bases with the tomato, beef patties and cucumber, then sandwich with the tops. Serve with the sweet potato fries and enjoy!
6. Step 6 — Kitchen 101
   As their name suggests, 'smash' burgers are formed by flattening the beef in the pan rather than forming it into burgers before cooking. The rough uneven texture allows the edges to crisp up. Make sure your pan is hot before adding the beef so they brown up nicely.

Allergens

Eier, Sulfit, Gluten, Sojabohnen, Wheat