Galbi smash double cheeseburger with kimchi special sauce

Coating the burger patties in galbi sauce, a sweet-savoury mixture of soy, garlic, ginger and sesame oil, is the secret to these juicy burgers.

Credit: All Up In My Grill

• serves

  12

• prep

  10 minutes

• cook

  10 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

Ingredients

Galbi smash double cheeseburger

• 1 kg (2.25 lb) beef mince (ground beef)
• 12 slices cheese
• 1 bottle galbi sauce (see Note)
• 6 potato rolls (or other burger rolls)
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• salt and pepper
• 1 medium white onion, sliced into thin rings
• Pickles, to garnish

Kimchi special sauce

• ½ cup kimchi, diced
• ¾ cup mayonnaise
• ¼ cup yellow mustard
• ¼ cup ketchup (tomato sauce)

Instructions

1. For the burgers, light grill and bring to medium heat. Add grill pan and preheat.
2. Form beef into 12 equal balls. Marinate each ball in galbi sauce for 5 minutes, then season each with salt and pepper.
3. Meanwhile, for the kimchi special sauce, add all ingredients to a bowl and mix together.
4. Place each marinated ball of beef on the heated grill pan. Using the back of a spatula, smash the balls into patties and let sear for 2-3 minutes. Flip the patties, then add a slice of cheese on each. Cover the patties to fully melt the cheese. When the cheese is fully melted, another 2-3 minutes, remove patties from the grill and let rest.
5. While the patties are resting, wipe the grill pan clean, then add vegetable oil. Toast buns on grill pan until golden brown.
6. Serve two patties on a toasted roll, topped with kimchi special sauce, onions and pickles.

 

Note

• Galbi is a classic Korean barbecue rib dish. The sauce is available to buy (sometimes labelled kalbi), or you can make your own.

Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.