Japanese Cheeseburger 🧀🔥

Smash burgers, melty cheddar, and a bubbling cheese sauce poured straight into a hot cast-iron pan. It sizzles, it stretches, it disappears fast. Ingredients For the burgers Burger buns 2 burger patties (or 2 burger balls) 2 slices cheddar cheese Salt & pepper Butter (for toasting buns) French fries, for serving (optional) For the sizzling cheese sauce 2 tbsp butter 2 tbsp flour 1½ cups milk 1 tsp dijon mustard Salt & pepper ½ cup shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese Instructions Make the burgers Divide ground beef into 2 balls and season with salt and pepper. Preheat a pan over medium-high heat. Add a little butter and toast the burger buns until golden. Set aside. Place burger balls in the hot pan, cover with parchment paper, and smash flat. Cook until the bottom is nicely browned, flip, add a slice of cheddar to each patty, and cook until melted. Stack one patty on top of the other and place onto the bun. Cut the burger in half. Make the sizzling cheese sauce Heat a cast-iron pan over medium heat. Melt butter, add flour, and whisk until smooth. Gradually add milk, whisking constantly until thickened. Season with salt and pepper, turn off the heat, then stir in shredded cheddar until smooth. Assemble Pour the cheese sauce into the hot cast-iron pan and let it sizzle. Place the burger halves cut-side down into the sauce. Serve with fries. Enjoy!