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Smash Tacos #3 · dinner · mexican Host: Allrecipes · Smash Burger Taco → TikTok → web writeups Online recipe (as published / commonly shared) Servings: 4 · Yield: 4 smash burger tacos · Prep 10 min · Cook 10 min · Total 20 min We wrote this recipe in the Joy of Cooking style. Every amount, time and step comes from the source's recipe card. Seasoned beef pressed onto tortillas and griddled, cheeseburger style. Combine the mayo and the rest of the sauce in a small bowl: 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1 tablespoon ketchup 1 teaspoon mustard 1 tablespoon relish 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce Set the sauce aside. Heat a griddle over medium-high heat. Divide into 4 loose portions and place on the hot griddle: 1 lb ground round Season the beef with: 1 teaspoon Kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Cook for 2 minutes. Place a tortilla over each portion: 4 (6-inch) flour tortillas Firmly press to flatten the beef into a thin layer that reaches the edges of the tortilla. Cook until the tortilla is golden-brown, 2 to 3 more minutes. Flip each patty over and top with: 2 slices American cheese, cut in half lengthwise When the cheese is melted and the tortilla is golden brown and crisp, top with: 1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce 1/4 cup diced onion Drizzle with: the sauce Remove from the griddle and fold in half like a taco. Serve immediately. Source: Allrecipes · Smash Burger Taco tags: beef,tortilla,cheese · popularity: spike · meat: yes	Classic Diner-Style Smashed Cheeseburgers Book: The Food Lab by J. Kenji López-Alt (2015) crumb: smashed beef patty + American cheese, on a tortilla The Food Lab includes “Classic Diner-Style Smashed Cheeseburgers”. J. Kenji López-Alt wrote it (2015). This book uses science to explain American cooking. It shows how burgers, fries, eggs, roasts and weeknight staples work. Differences: Smash tacos are a smash burger cooked onto a tortilla. The cook presses the beef thin on a hot griddle with a flour tortilla on top. The cook then flips it and tops it with American cheese. The mayo, ketchup, mustard and relish sauce, shredded iceberg and diced onion keep the burger flavors. The tortilla replaces the bun. So it tastes like the same crusty cheeseburger in a crisp wrap.

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Smash Tacos
#3 · dinner · mexican
Host: Allrecipes · Smash Burger Taco → TikTok → web writeups

Online recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Servings: 4 · Yield: 4 smash burger tacos · Prep 10 min · Cook 10 min · Total 20 min

We wrote this recipe in the Joy of Cooking style. Every amount, time and step comes from the source's recipe card.

Seasoned beef pressed onto tortillas and griddled, cheeseburger style.

Combine the mayo and the rest of the sauce in a small bowl:

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1 tablespoon ketchup

1 teaspoon mustard

1 tablespoon relish

1/2 teaspoon hot sauce

Set the sauce aside.

Heat a griddle over medium-high heat.

Divide into 4 loose portions and place on the hot griddle:

1 lb ground round

Season the beef with:

1 teaspoon Kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Cook for 2 minutes. Place a tortilla over each portion:

4 (6-inch) flour tortillas

Firmly press to flatten the beef into a thin layer that reaches the edges of the tortilla.

Cook until the tortilla is golden-brown, 2 to 3 more minutes. Flip each patty over and top with:

2 slices American cheese, cut in half lengthwise

When the cheese is melted and the tortilla is golden brown and crisp, top with:

1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce

1/4 cup diced onion

Drizzle with:

the sauce

Remove from the griddle and fold in half like a taco. Serve immediately.

Source: Allrecipes · Smash Burger Taco

tags: beef,tortilla,cheese · popularity: spike · meat: yes

Classic Diner-Style Smashed Cheeseburgers
Book: The Food Lab by J. Kenji López-Alt (2015)

crumb: smashed beef patty + American cheese, on a tortilla

The Food Lab includes “Classic Diner-Style Smashed Cheeseburgers”. J. Kenji López-Alt wrote it (2015). This book uses science to explain American cooking. It shows how burgers, fries, eggs, roasts and weeknight staples work.

Differences:

Smash tacos are a smash burger cooked onto a tortilla. The cook presses the beef thin on a hot griddle with a flour tortilla on top. The cook then flips it and tops it with American cheese. The mayo, ketchup, mustard and relish sauce, shredded iceberg and diced onion keep the burger flavors. The tortilla replaces the bun. So it tastes like the same crusty cheeseburger in a crisp wrap.

Match: Somewhat close

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Smash Tacos

Online recipe (as published / commonly shared)
Servings: 4 · Yield: 4 smash burger tacos · Prep 10 min · Cook 10 min · Total 20 min

We wrote this recipe in the Joy of Cooking style. Every amount, time and step comes from the source's recipe card.

Seasoned beef pressed onto tortillas and griddled, cheeseburger style.

Combine the mayo and the rest of the sauce in a small bowl:
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 teaspoon mustard
1 tablespoon relish
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce

Set the sauce aside.

Heat a griddle over medium-high heat.

Divide into 4 loose portions and place on the hot griddle:
1 lb ground round

Season the beef with:
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Cook for 2 minutes. Place a tortilla over each portion:
4 (6-inch) flour tortillas

Firmly press to flatten the beef into a thin layer that reaches the edges of the tortilla.

Cook until the tortilla is golden-brown, 2 to 3 more minutes. Flip each patty over and top with:
2 slices American cheese, cut in half lengthwise

When the cheese is melted and the tortilla is golden brown and crisp, top with:
1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce
1/4 cup diced onion

Drizzle with:
the sauce

Remove from the griddle and fold in half like a taco. Serve immediately.

Citations
- Allrecipes · Smash Burger Taco: https://www.allrecipes.com/smash-burger-taco-recipe-7485747
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=Smash+Tacos
- web writeups: https://www.google.com/search?q=Smash+Tacos+recipe

Cookbook ancestor
- Affiliate: buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0393081087?tag=recipeancesto-20
- Reference: The Food Lab by J. Kenji López-Alt (2015). Publisher: Norton, 2015 edition, hardcover, ISBN 978-0393081084.

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Dish: Smash Tacos
Match: Somewhat close
Ancestor: Classic Diner-Style Smashed Cheeseburgers
Source: The Food Lab by J. Kenji López-Alt (2015)
Differences: Smash tacos are a smash burger cooked onto a tortilla. The cook presses the beef thin on a hot griddle with a flour tortilla on top. The cook then flips it and tops it with American cheese. The mayo, ketchup, mustard and relish sauce, shredded iceberg and diced onion keep the burger flavors. The tortilla replaces the bun. So it tastes like the same crusty cheeseburger in a crisp wrap.
Book recipe: We do not offer this for print or share because it is not public domain. Buy or borrow the book.
Online sources: Allrecipes · Smash Burger Taco (https://www.allrecipes.com/smash-burger-taco-recipe-7485747)
TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=Smash+Tacos)
web writeups (https://www.google.com/search?q=Smash+Tacos+recipe)
Date: Sep 2026

Source: what this book is
The Food Lab by J. Kenji López-Alt (2015).
This book uses science to explain American cooking. It shows how burgers, fries, eggs, roasts and weeknight staples work.

Affiliate: buy the book

Reference: The Food Lab by J. Kenji López-Alt (2015). Publisher: Norton, 2015 edition, hardcover, ISBN 978-0393081084.

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