Xtreme Smash Burger

Ingredients (Serves 3)

• 3 Venerdi Sweet Potato Sourdough Buns
• 600g beef mince (divided into 6 x 100g balls)
• Salt and cracked black pepper
• 6 slices smoky cheddar cheese
• 6 rashers streaky bacon
• 1½ avocados, sliced
• 1½ cups deep-fried crispy onions
• 1½ cups cheese corn chips, lightly crushed
• 6 cos lettuce leaves
• ⅓ cup mayonnaise
• ¾ cup bacon jam

Method

1. Cook the bacon
   • Fry the bacon until crispy. Set aside on paper towels.
2. Smash the patties
   • Heat a cast-iron pan or flat-top grill until very hot.
   • Place the beef balls onto the hot surface and smash thin with a burger press.
   • Season generously with salt and pepper.
   • Cook for 2–3 minutes until deeply caramelised, then flip.
   • Top each patty with smoky cheddar and cook for another minute until melted.
3. Toast the buns
   • Lightly butter and toast the Venerdi buns until golden.
4. Build the burgers
   • Spread mayo on the bottom bun.
   • Add cos lettuce and avocado slices.
   • Stack two cheesy smash patties.
   • Top with crispy bacon, bacon jam, fried onions, and crushed cheese corn chips.
   • Finish with the top bun.
5. Serve
   • Serve immediately while hot and crunchy.

Big flavour. Big crunch. Big burger energy. 🍔💥