Oklahoma Smash Burger
A nod to the Oklahoma onion burger, where thin onion slices are pressed into the patty as it hits the griddle. Two smashed patties cooked that way, with pickles, burger sauce and lettuce. The onions caramelise into the crust, and it is cheaper and more casual than the Original.
The story
The onion burger was invented to cheat. In El Reno, Oklahoma, in the 1920s, cooks pressed a fistful of thinly sliced onion into a small ball of beef on the griddle, stretching scarce meat through the Depression by bulking it out with something cheaper. The trick outlived the reason: the onions steam and caramelise into the crust and the patty ends up sweeter than beef alone. El Reno still holds a festival for it every year and builds a single onion burger weighing hundreds of pounds.
What’s inside
- 2 onion-smashed beef patties
- pickles
- burger sauce
- lettuce
- bun
Make it at home
There is no copycat of the Oklahoma Smash Burger yet. Until there is, these recipes on the site come closest to it, judged by what goes into the bun.
- Shares beef and a special sauce
McDonald's Big Mac (Copycat) - Shares beef and a double stack
Whopper (Copycat) - Shares beef and a double stack
Big Beef Blopper - Shares beef and a double stack
The Mr. Smiley Burger
Variations
The Oklahoma Smash Burger, taken somewhere it was never meant to go.
Similar burgers at other chains
Built around the same things as the Oklahoma Smash Burger.- McDonald's · beef, a special sauce and a double stack
SignatureBig Mac - Vkusno i Tochka · beef, a special sauce and a double stack
SignatureBig Hit - Hardee's · beef, a special sauce and a double stack
Big Hardee - Big Smoke Burger · beef, a special sauce and a double stack
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Burger & Lobster opened on Clarges Street in Mayfair in 2011, founded by Misha and Roman Zelman, Ilya Demichev and George Bukhov-Weinstein. The pitch was almost a dare: no menu and no specials board, just a choice between a burger and a whole lobster, both at the same £20 price.
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