Lunch · 25 min · american

Copycat Double Steakburger (Steak’n Shake’s style)

Weeknight-friendly American cooking: Copycat Double Steakburger (Steak’n Shake’s style) comes together in 25 minutes with ground beef (93/7), potato burger buns, and not much else. It is weeknight cooking that still hits your targets — 38 grams of protein per serving. No specialty equipment and nothing hard to find at a regular grocery store.

Ingredients

• 1.25 lb Ground beef (93/7)
• 4 Potato burger buns
• 4 slices American cheese
• 1/2 Yellow onion
• 8 slices Dill pickle chips
• 1 tbsp Butter
• 1 tsp Kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp Black pepper

Steps

1. Divide the beef into 8 loose balls — do not pack them tight, because a loosely packed ball smashes into a crispier, juicier patty.
2. Heat a cast-iron skillet or griddle over high heat until it just starts to smoke, then smash each ball flat with a stiff spatula and hold it for 10 seconds.
3. Season hard with salt and pepper and cook 2 minutes; the crust forms fast and flipping early robs you of it.
4. Flip, top 4 patties with cheese, stack a plain patty on each cheesy one, and cover 30 seconds so the cheese melts without overcooking the beef.
5. Toast the buns cut-side down in the butter until golden, then build: pickles, onion, double patty, crown — Steak ’n Shake serves it naked, so resist the urge to sauce it.

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