Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 lbs ground hamburger 80/20
- 6 flour taco-sized tortillas
- salt and pepper to taste
Chuy’s Cream Jalapeno
- 3/4 cup cilantro leaves large stems removed
- 1/2 cup pickled Jalapenos
- 2 tablespoons juice from pickled Jalapenos
- 3/4 cup mayonnaise
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 1 heaping tablespoon dry ranch seasoning Hidden Valley or similar
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon lime juice, fresh
- 1/4 cup buttermilk optional
Street Corn
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- 5–6 ears of corn husked and removed from the cob
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 lime, juiced and zested
- 1/3 cup sliced scallions
- 1/3 cup grated cojita cheese
- 1/4 cup cilantro, minced large stems removed
- 1 jalapeno, diced
- 1/2–1 tsp chili powder
- 1/2–1 tsp Tajin
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
Street Corn Topping
- Add olive oil to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add in the corn and allow it to cook stirring frequently until it starts to char and get some color, about 5-7 minutes. Allow to cool.
- In a large bowl, add in the mayonnaise, lime juice and lime zest, garlic, tajin and chili powder and salt and pepper. Mix together to make a sauce then add in the corn, cilantro, green onions, jalapeno, and cojita cheese. Mix well until it’s all combined and top with a sprinkling of additional cojita cheese, tajin and chili powder.
Creamy Jalapeno Sauce
- In a food processor (or blender works too), purée cilantro leaves with the pickled jalapenos and 2 tbsp of their juice. Purée until as minced as possible, scraping down the sides a few times.
- Put the mayo and sour cream in a mixing bowl. Add the ranch seasoning, garlic powder, and salt. Mix well to combine.
- Pour cilantro mixture directly into the sour cream mixture. Stir to combine. Add lime juice, then a little buttermilk if needed to thin it out, a splash at a time until you reach desired consistency.
Cook the Smash Burgers
- Separate the hamburger meat into 3.5 ounce portions and press into 6” inch flour tortilla shells into a thin even layer, slight overlapping the edges of the tortilla (as it shrinks as it cooks down). Season with salt and pepper.
- In a griddle or large skillet over high heat, cook the tortillas burger side down. Use a spatula or burger press to press firmly on each tortilla and cook undisturbed for 2-3 minutes. With a spatula scrape underneath the burgers and flip the tortilla and cook another 1-2 minutes.
Add Toppings
- Remove the smash burgers and add a scoop of the street corn, creamy jalapeno and hot sauce and a sprinkle of cojita or queso fresco cheese if desired.