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Melty cheese, crispy corn tortillas, and ground beef. I mean, what’s not to love right? The smashed tortilla burger is a big hit on TikTok and social media in general and apparently, stores are selling them like crazy. You have the regular smashed burger and the smashed tortilla burger, which is what I am sharing with you today.
Smashed tortilla burger
Now making this delicious recipe (trust me on this!) is absolutely very easy. You start by seasoning the beef, which is the base of your tortilla. I kept it fairly simple with garlic, onion and chipotle, but you can add all kinds of flavors you like
- ground beef
- chipotle (in adobo sauce is my favorite
- garlic – you can use either fresh garlic or ground garlic powder
- onion – again you can use fresh onion or onion powder
- cheddar cheese – or another cheese you like
- tortilla’s
- avocado
- jalapeno
- creme fraiche
Making the smashed tortilla burger
You start by seasoning the ground beef. once that is done you spread 1/4 of the beef on one tortilla side. Make a thin layer of ground beef and heat a large skillet with some olive oil. Now press the tortilla down in the hot pan with the beef side down. Use a spatula or similar to press it down while cooking so the beef browns nicely and cooks through.
Now flip it so the beef side is facing up and spread a generous layer of cheese on top of the beef. Now let the cheese melt and in the meantime preparing your toppings.
Again I kept it simple here with avocado, onion, jalapeno and creme fraiche but you can use whatever your favorite burger toppings are. In fact the whole family can have their own favorite toppings to go on the smashed tortilla burger. Once the cheese is melted you can do whatever you like with it.
It’s a pretty easy dinner recipe and pretty much the ultimate comfort food if you ask. I can see why it has gone viral with that delicious crispy tortilla! Serve it with fresh cilantro and whatever your favorite sauce is!
Smashed tortilla burger
Ingredients
- 300 grams minced beef
- 1 tbsp chipotle pepper
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 red onion
- 4 tortillas
- 200 grams cheddar grated
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 1 avocado
- 15 grams jalapeno pepper
- 2 tbsp creme fraiche
- 1 lime
How to make the smashed tortilla burger
- Halve the red onion. Chop one half finely. Cut the other half into thin crescents. Put the halves in a bowl, pour boiling water over them and leave to soak for a while.
- Put the mince in a bowl with the finely chopped onion, garlic and chipotle and knead well. Spread a quarter of the mince mixture on a tortilla and press down well.
- Put a frying pan over a high heat. Cook the tortilla, mince side down, until golden brown. Press down well with a spatula so that the mince sticks to the tortilla.
- Turn the tortilla carefully and sprinkle with cheddar. Cover the frying pan and cook until the cheese has melted.
- Drain the onions and squeeze in half a lime, season with salt and pepper. Cut the avocado into pretty crescents. Remove the tortilla from the pan and garnish with the avocado, coriander, red onion, jalapeno pepper and creme fraiche. Enjoy!
Nutrition Information per portion:
Disclaimer:
The nutritional values above are calculated per portion. The details are based on standard nutritional tables and do not constitute a professional nutritional advice.
