Smashed Burger Tacos
An easy, quick and delicious combination of juicy beef, crispy tortilla, shredded lettuce and tangy sauce.
Equipment
- 1 burger flip (or spatula)
- 1 griddle or skillet
Ingredients
- 1 pound (or 500g) ground beef 20% fat
- 4 6-inch (or 15cm) tortillas flour or corn
- 4 slices cheese
- 1 cup shredded lettuce
- ½ cup ranch dressing
- sliced pickles
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the griddle or skillet to a medium-high heat.
- Shred the lettuce and slice the pickles. Set aside.
- Sprinkle salt and pepper over the ground beef and work in with clean hands.
- Divide the beef into four equal portions and shape roughly into patties or meat balls.
- The smashing and cooking happens very quickly, so be prepared!
- When the griddle or skillet is hot, add the beef patties to it. (Remember to leave space between them.)
- Add a tortilla to the top of each beef patty and press down very firmly using a burger press. (If you don't have a burger press, use a strong spatula, or even the base of a saucepan.) You want the beef patty to spread out underneath the tortilla so that it's quite thin.
- Allow the ground beef to cook on the hot griddle (or skillet) for approximately 3 minutes, or until the beef has browned and is starting to sizzle and crisp on the edges.
- Use the burger flip (or spatula) to flip the the smashed burger tacos so that the tortilla side is down on the griddle.
- Add a slice of cheese to the top of each beef patty.
- Cook for a further 1 - 2 minutes, or until the cheese has melted, the beef has browned and is juicy, and the tortilla is crisp.
- When done, remove from the griddle.
- Top the smashed burger tacos with the shredded lettuce, sliced pickles, and a generous pour of ranch dressing.
- Fold the smashed burger tacos in half to create the traditional taco shape, and to make them easier to hold and eat.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
Notes
Keto/ Low Carb Option: If you want to reduce the carbohydrates in smashed burger tacos, use low-carb tortillas and low-carb, calorie free ranch or thousand island dressing.
Customizations: It's super-easy to customize smashed burger tacos according to your tastes, dietary requirements, or available pantry items! Try one or some of these suggestions:
- Add sliced or diced tomatoes to the top before serving.
- Use baby spinach instead of shredded lettuce.
- Add frozen or tinned corn kernels to the ground beef before cooking.
- Use a little parsley, chives, cilantro or dill - either before cooking or as a garnish.
- Add diced onion to the ground beef before cooking.
- Grate 1 cup of carrot or zucchini into the raw ground beef.
- Add a dash of hot sauce.
- Replace the ranch dressing with ketchup, relish, barbecue sauce, mayonnaise, mustard, sweet chilli sauce or Greek yogurt.
- Add 1 tablespoon of smashed avocado just before serving - yum!
- Try different cheeses. I recently used a wedge of bitey blue cheese and it tasted truly decadent!
Nutrition
Serving: 1 tacoCalories: 505kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 37gFat: 10gCholesterol: 118mgSodium: 909mgSugar: 4gVitamin C: 599mgCalcium: 330mgIron: 5mg
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