Flying Dutchman Smashburger

5 from 2 votes

Have you heard of the viral Flying Dutchman Smashburger recipe yet? It's a juicy burger with melted American cheese, sauced to perfection, layered between two grilled onions. Yeah, you heard that right – and it's so freakin' delicious!

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Course: Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine: American

Servings: people

Author: Derek Wolf

Ingredients

Beef:

2 lbs Ground Beef 85/15
1.5 tbsp Kosher Salt
1.5 tbsp Black Pepper
1.5 tbsp Garlic Powder
Yellow Mustard as needed

Burger Sauce:

½ cup Mayonnaise
½ cup Ketchup
2.5 tbsp Relish
2 tbsp White Vinegar
1 tbsp FYR RED Hot Sauce

Burgers:

3-4 Yellow Onions
Sliced American Cheese
Cooked Fries/Tater Tots serving
Beef Tallow as needed

Instructions

In a bowl, mix all the ingredients for the special sauce then place in the fridge until ready to use.
Slice your onions into 1” thick onion slices as a whole to use as your “buns”.
Heat your grill to high heat (around 450 degrees F) for direct cooking.
Grab a handful of ground beef (around 1/4 lbs… ish) and gently roll it into a ball. Repeat this for 6-8 balls or until you’re out of meat.
Add a cast iron skillet or plancha over the flames to heat till it's slightly smoking (about 450 on the skillet).
Add a burger ball to the skillet. Place a piece of parchment over one ball and then firmly press with the spatula until the burger is “smashed” on the skillet.
Season the patty with salt, pepper, and garlic. Let cook for another 1-1.5 minutes. Before flipping, drizzle some yellow mustard on the unflipped patty.
Carefully flip the burger patty over and then season the new side. Top with a slice of cheese and let melt for 1-2 minutes.
Once melted, pull off and rest. Repeat for the rest of your patties.
Add your sliced onions to cook for 2 minutes per side. Once browned, top with a slice of cheese and let melt.
Build your burger with onion slice, burger sauce, smash burgers, more sauce and another onion slice. Serve and enjoy!

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Notes

Why Yellow Onions?

I like using yellow onions or sweet onions, like Maui or Vidalia onions, for the most delicious burger. These types of onions have a mild flavor and are known for their sweetness. Some Vidalia onion farmers will even say you can eat one of their onions like an apple! I’ll take their word for it. Maui and Vidalia onions are technically white onions. But, they have a much higher sugar content and lower sulfur levels than typical white onions. For another flavor twist, you can try making these homemade smash burgers with red onions.

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