Shockingly Good Impossible Smash Burgers | Joe vs. The Test Kitchen

Published 2024-01-16
In this episode, Joe shows you how to make a crispy, plant-based smash burger like you've never had before.

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All Comments (21)
  • @cookinmonster
    I'm vegan, an avid cook and I pay an ATK subscription. More of this, please. Much more. It's taken you all forever to catch up to how many people are eating less meat, even just once or twice a week.
  • @gregoryf3771
    Looks delicious but I cried when he put a single pickle chip on the burger... where's the pickle love!!!
  • @M9_Prime
    I used a Joshua Weisman recipe for the burger but I used your method to make an Impossible Smash burger… your cooking instructions are spot on. If you want to change the toppings go ahead, but use this method for making the patties thin. I didn’t have a Dutch oven but I had a large pot that I filled 1/2 with water and it worked so good to press it down. After flipping I also put on cheese slices (I used real cheese, so not vegan) and then put a lid on the pan and 20 seconds later the burger is done and the cheese is melted. The actual cooking time is like 2 mins just like this video says, it turned out so good. Thank you for this method. I eat meat and I couldn’t tell it was impossible meat.
  • @allenwolk874
    I've never seen this guy before this episode! Further, I usually pan fry a single Impossible Burger (10 patty stack at Costco) for about 4-5 minutes per side.....it tastes pretty good!
  • @jeffcantor3298
    I'm surprised that you found success with the seasoned carbon steel but not with seasoned cast iron. Any ideas as to why?
  • @matthewyoung6740
    I love this recipe, it's a game changer, i love stacking smashed pattys, i bet you could stack a burg with 1000 patties if you really tried Joe!!
  • @JoeStuffzAlt
    One thing inflation has brought us: the price of regular ground beef is starting to reach the price of Impossible Ground Beef. This is one reason where people might get the imitation.
  • @lynnetex
    Where is this recipe on the app?
  • The vegan cheese and special sauce were great! We made smash burgers with beef. Lol! They were good, too. I needed the dairy-free cheese. Joe’s visual example of vegan cheese was unfortunately spot on. I have searched for a good taste/texture substitute for cheese for quite a few years. We really enjoyed this cheese sauce; put it on the burger and dipped fries in the sauce, too. Thank you!!!!!
  • @chelseag6636
    This made me want to try! This seemed like it would be easy and tasty to try something different!
  • @lroche2164
    I make meatballs with Impossible meat. I use my recipe for meatballs but I don’t simmer them in my tomato sauce. I just pour it on top of them after they have browned in the pan. I wish you could make an Impossible Meat meatball recipe that could simmer in sauce. Fingers Crossed! Great video. Thank you!
  • I’m not vegan or vegetarian, but I can’t eat beef, so the Impossible burger is my go-to plant-based burger. For a flavorful variation on this burger, which is how I make them as well, I mix in the Impossible “spicy” sausage. It’s really not that spicy, but it makes it more interesting.
  • @jazzjensen
    Wow, there are a lot of overly sensitive babies in the comments complaining that a video is made with a food they don't like. That's like, inevitable that you're not going to be into every recipe. Grow up.
  • @phoenixr6811
    Cool, I’ve tried the impossible burger at Burger and it wasn’t bad😯so I got some at the store and made a meatloaf now you can tell it’s not beef but I felt it was ok and I will try another recipe 😊
  • @marg5404
    Great idea to do two thin burgers.