Dinner · 25 min · american

Copycat ShackBurger (Shake Shack style)

An American dinner built around lean ground beef (90/10) and potato buns — on the table in 25 minutes. At 480 calories and 40g protein per serving, it fits easily into a high-protein day. Naturally high-protein, it scales cleanly if you are cooking for more than one.

Ingredients

• 3/4 lb Lean ground beef (90/10)
• 2 Potato buns
• 2 slices American cheese
• 3 tbsp Light mayo
• 1 tbsp Ketchup
• 1 tsp Yellow mustard
• 1 tsp Dill pickle brine
• 1/4 tsp Garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp Paprika
• 1 cup Shredded lettuce
• 4 slices Tomato

Steps

1. Mash the mayo, ketchup, mustard, pickle brine, garlic powder, and paprika into ShackSauce; chill — cold sauce is non-negotiable.
2. Smash 3-oz beef balls flat on a screaming-hot griddle; season hard and do not touch for 90 seconds.
3. Flip once, cheese immediately, 60 more seconds — smash burgers cook in minutes, not tens of minutes.
4. Toast the potato buns in the beef fat until the edges crisp.
5. Sauce both crowns and heels, then lettuce, tomato, cheesy patty, crown.
6. Eat over the plate; the juices are the point.

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