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Loaded American smash burger night with sweet potato fries
Crispy-edged smash patties stacked with melty cheese and burger sauce, served with golden sweet potato fries — proper burger-joint energy at home.
Serves 4Prep 20 minCook 25 minBeef
Containsdairy · egg · gluten
Protein 20%Carbs 32%Fat 48%
About 785 kcal a serve — 40 g protein, 62 g carbs, 42 g fat. Each segment is that macro's share of the calories, within about 10%.
Ingredients
Serves 4
Method
Season the fries
Mix allToss the sweet potato batons with olive oil, smoked paprika and salt on a tray or in the air fryer basket.
On the traySeason →
Air-fry the fries
200°CAir-fry at 200°C for 18–20 minutes, shaking halfway, until golden and crisp at the edges.
Mix the burger sauce
SauceStir the mayonnaise and ketchup together in a small bowl until smooth.
In the bowlWhisk →
Shape loose balls
ShapeDivide the beef mince into 4 loose balls without compacting — the looseness gives crispy edges.
At the benchShape →
Smash and sear
SearHeat a heavy pan over high heat, place a ball in and smash flat with a spatula, season with salt and cook 2 minutes until crusty, then flip, top with a cheese slice and cook 1 more minute.
Into the panSmash →
3 min · high
Toast the buns
ToastToast the cut buns in the same pan for a minute until golden.
In the panToast →
1 min
Build the burgers
ServeSpread sauce on the buns, then stack lettuce, tomato, onion, the cheesy patty and pickles. Serve with the sweet potato fries.
On the plateBuild →
Cook's noteKeep the pan screaming hot and don't move the patty until the crust forms. A lettuce-wrapped patty works just as well as the full bun if you'd rather skip the bread.
Estimated per serve
785 kcal · 40 g protein · 62 g carbs · 42 g fatestimates, within ~10%
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