Smash Burger Tacos with Secret Sauce
Messy and wildly delicious, smash burger tacos are like the crispy, caramelized cheeseburgers at your favorite diner, but folded into blistered tortillas and drenched in a tangy secret sauce.
Equipment
- 1 skillet, at least 9 inches (could make on a flat-top grill)
Ingredients
Secret Sauce
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 Tbsp ketchup
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp prepared yellow mustard
- ¼ tsp liquid smoke, optional
- ½ tsp hot sauce, optional
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp pickle brine
- ¼ cup finely diced dill pickles
Smash Burger Tacos
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 3 (8-inch) flour tortillas, soft shells
- your favorite burger seasonings
- cheese
Optional Toppings
- shredded lettuce
- finely diced onion
- pickles
- sesame seeds
Instructions
Secret Sauce
- In a small bowl, whisk together all the sauce ingredients except the pickles.
- Stir in the pickles. Cover and refrigerate. Let the flavors develop for at least one hour in the refrigerator.
Smash Burger Tacos
- Heat oven to 170℉. (This is to keep the burgers warm while you finish all of them.)
- Season the ground beef with your favorite hamburger seasoning like salt, pepper, onion salt, Lawry's seasoning salt, etc. Spread ⅓ lb of the ground beef onto one side of each of the tortillas. Spread all the way to the edges as the meat will shrink back as it cooks.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place one tortilla meat side down into the skillet. Once the meat is crispy and cooked through, flip the tortilla (you might have to scrape under the meat to lift it from the pan) to blister the other side. Add the cheese to the meat and it will melt. Fold in half. Remove from skillet and place on a baking sheet in the oven to keep warm.
- Continue making the other two burgers and serve with secret sauce and optional toppings. Store leftovers in refrigerator up to 2 days. Reheat in air fryer or convection oven.
Notes
To make smaller tacos for more servings, use soft flour fajita tortillas which are approximately 6 inches. Use smaller portions of the ground beef on each.
Nutrition
Serving: 1tacoCalories: 571kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 36gFat: 38gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 18gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 109mgSodium: 820mgPotassium: 637mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 153IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 73mgIron: 5mg
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