smash burger and fries

probably best burger i’ve made

ingredients - burger

julienne an onion and peel and cut a potato into matchsticks
put the potatoes in a bowl with cold water and ice and let rest for 30 minutes, for the onions put them in a pan with slow heat with a good amount of butter and a bit of sugar and let cook until you are assembling your burger
after 30 minutes dry the potatoes and toss with oil, garlic powder, italian seasoning, salt and pepper and toss, then put in airfryer at 385 for 10 minutes followed by at 400 for 10 minutes
cook a couple strips of bacon in a cast iron pan, and remove when it is to your liking
after cooking the bacon mold the ground beef into two smaller balls, and place in medium high heat pan, then use a piece of parchment paper and a spatula to smash the patty and salt it
after 3 - 4 minutes flip the patties and place a slice of cheese on each patty and cook for 3 - 4 minutes
toast and butter your buns, now for the sauce combine ketchup, mayo, mustard, paprika, garlic powder, salt and pepper, and some finely cut pickles then mix and put on both buns
to assemble burger put the shredded lettuce on the bottom bun, then the patties, the bacon, the caramelized onions, some more pickles, and top bun
serve with the fries