Smash Burgers

Ingredients:  

• 1lb ground beef 

• Hamburger buns of choice 

• 2 TBSP Duck Fat 

• 1 tsp "Flavor Dust" (Bonito flakes, Dried shitake, Kombu. Quantities are roughly 1:1:1. Pulverize to a dust in a spice grinder and store the rest in a spice container for future use.

• A few glugs of Worcestershire sauce 

• One glug of fish sauce 

• Approximately 1 tsp of freshly ground black pepper. 

• Salt & pepper -- reserved for seasoning burger exterior 

Directions:  

• Mix all ingredients except salt together with hands and make into 6 equal size balls. 

• Heat up a skillet or cast-iron pan. You are looking to get it hot enough to throw a little smoke off. 

• One at a time, smash the meatballs onto the pan with enough pressure to really flatten it out without breaking it apart. 

• Generously salt and pepper top of burger. 

• Fry burger 2-3 minutes, then flip.

• Salt and pepper again to taste. 

• Cook till you can see the meat along perimeter of burger lifting from pan and looking crispy. 

• *If you're looking for something cheesy, place your choice of cheese on burger about 30 seconds before you want it done and cover pan/griddle with lid or something that can keep heat and steam in. It'll melt real quick!