The Best Street Corn Smash Burger Tacos
During this time of year, you will find us doing all of our cooking outside! Our Blackstone flat top is perfect for making so many different recipes, plus it keeps the heat and mess out on the deck instead of in the kitchen. Our whole family loves our classic Blackstone smash burgers and this smash burger taco recipe so much that we knew we needed to give them a fun twist. So we decided to bring all those fresh flavors of our Mexican Street Corn Salad and place it right on top! It’s perfection!
Looking for More Blackstone Recipes?
If you love using your Blackstone as much as we do, you definitely need to try our Turkey Smash Burgers or Chicken Parm Smash Tacos!
What You Will Need
- corn kernels – highly recommend making grilled sweet corn and cutting the kernels off the corn cob, but feel free to use canned corn or frozen corn too.
- mayonnaise – the creamy base of the street corn salad.
- feta cheese & cotija cheese – a perfect cheese combination that can’t be beat!
- fresh cilantro – absolutely love adding this fresh herb to just about anything.
- lime juice – this touch of acidity is great to help lighten & brighten all the natural flavors.
- fresh garlic – everything is always better with some garlic in the mix.
- chili powder & kosher salt – simple seasonings that bring the best flavor!
- chopped red onions – love the punch of color and mild onion flavor.
- burger sauce – we absolutely love our homemade burger sauce, but feel free to pick-up a store-bought version at your local grocery store.
- ground beef – any variety of ground meat would work here, but the 80/20 ground beef tends to be best.
- sliced cheese – feel free to change it up with any variety of sliced cheese – American cheese, cheddar cheese, pepper jack cheese, etc.
- tortillas – we used street taco sized tortillas and they are perfect!
- optional toppings: shredded lettuce and/or burger pickles.
How To Make Street Corn Smash Burger Tacos
The first steps to making this easy recipe are to gather all of the simple ingredients.
Now place all of the street corn salad ingredients in a mixing bowl and give it a good stir to combine.
Then grab a small bowl and mix up the classic burger sauce. It only takes a few minutes and is so good!
Pro Tip
The cook time on this recipe is super fast! Therefore you will want to make sure you have all the pieces ready to go when you start cooking. That means all burger pieces, plus burger toppings!
Next, mix the ground beef with salt and pepper in a large bowl. Divide into 6 individual-sized burger balls. Place each one on the hot cook top and use your burger press to flatten them to 1/4 inch thick.
Let the burgers cook for about 40 seconds, flip, add cheese, and place a tortilla next to each one. Close the lid and let cook for about 2 minutes. Open the lid, flip each tortilla, and transfer each cooked burger to a tortilla and remove from the heat.
Add some lettuce, burger sauce, street corn salad, and a burger pickle or two. Enjoy!
Storage
This smash burger taco recipe is best when eaten right after they are made. If you are looking to do some meal prep, feel free to mix up the street corn salad and burger sauce ahead of time. That will definitely save you some steps on the night you plan to cook them.
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Street Corn Smash Burger Tacos
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 minutes
- Total Time: 28 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner/Entree
- Method: Blackstone/Flat Top
- Cuisine: American
Description
The BEST Street Corn Smash Burgers! So easy to make and just packed with flavor. Kid-friendly and perfect for your next party!
Ingredients
Mexican Street Corn:
- 3 ears grilled sweet corn or canned corn (drained) (approx. 2 cups)
- 1/4 cup mayo
- 1/4 cup feta cheese (regular or dairy-free)
- 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1/2 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2–3 tablespoons red onion, diced
- grated cotija cheese (as much or as little as you want)
Burger Sauce:
- 1/2 cup mayo
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped dill pickles
- 1/2 teaspoon picked juice
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon rice vinegar
Smash Burger Tacos:
- 1 pound ground beef, 80/20
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 6 slices American cheese
- 6 flour tortillas, street taco size
- shredded lettuce
- burger pickles (optional)
Tools (optional):
Instructions
- Make Mexican Street Corn Salad: Combine Mexican Street Corn Salad ingredients in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- Make Burger Sauce: Add Burger Sauce ingredients to a small bowl, stir to combine. Set aside.
- Prep Burger Balls: Add ground beef, salt and pepper to a large bowl. Mix to combine. Divide into 6 equal-sized balls. Set aside.
- Prep Other Ingredients: Make sure you have the tortillas and cheese, salt + pepper ready to bring to your Blackstone griddle. Also make sure the other toppings are ready to go (shredded lettuce, burger pickles). The cook time goes super fast so having everything prepped is a must!
- Cook Patties + Toast Tortillas: Preheat flat top griddle to a medium-high heat. Place balls on flat top. Using a burger press, slowly press down on each ball to flatten until the patties are flattened as much as you possibly can. This will take 15-20 seconds per patty. Let sit and cook for the next 40 seconds (feel free to season patties at this point if you want). Flip and immediately add a slice of cheese to each – this is also when you will put the tortillas on the cook top. Close lid and let burgers cook approx. 2 minutes. Open lid and flip tortillas. Use large spatula to lift patties up and place on top of toasted tortilla. Transfer to plate.
- Finish Building Taco: Add shredded lettuce, burger sauce, and top with Mexican Street Corn Salad. Enjoy!
Notes
- Testing – what we learned: we tested the method where you place a tortilla on top of the raw ball of ground beef and flatten them together, cook and then flip …. we did NOT like it. We had a hard time making sure the meat was cooked through on the tortilla-side while not over-cooking it on the opposite side + the grease didn’t have anywhere to go so it got soaked up by the tortilla leaving us with overcooked meat on a sad, soggy tortilla. So we changed up these viral smash burger tacos and it works perfectly every time!
- Cast Iron Skillet: you can definitely make these in a large skillet, but it might work best if you use two skillets, one for the burger patties and one for the tortillas so they can be done at the same time.
- Burger Press + Paper Squares: you can get away with using a wide spatula and maybe pressing down on it with a full can of beer or something, but the burger press really is nice here! You can also place a parchment paper square between the ball of ground beef & burger press when you press it down to keep it from sticking. We didn’t and obviously it worked just fine, but feel free to use these if you prefer.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6oz
- Calories: 275
- Sugar: 4.5 g
- Sodium: 719.1 mg
- Fat: 14.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 23.1 g
- Protein: 14.5 g
- Cholesterol: 33.8 mg
Becky says
So good no leftovers!
I used fresh corn and sautéed in a pan before mixing with the other ingredients,
I used skillet on the stove and didn’t have a burger smasher but the advice worked great!
Erin Jensen says
So happy to hear you enjoyed these, Becky! They are one of my personal favorites!!
Michelle says
This recipe was SO good!! LOVED the corn salad recipe! Excited to make this again!
Bridget Montag says
Thanks for the review, Michelle! Glad to hear that you loved it!
Miranda says
These were excellent. I’m always looking for new and creative ways to use ground beef and this one is a winner. You definitely want to do these on a flat top to get that perfect sear and flavor. Don’t skip any of the add-ons! I will definitely be making these again. (Even my hard-to-impress-because-he’s-a-fantastic-cook boyfriend fully approved!)
Erin says
Aw yay!! So happy to hear that you both enjoyed it!!