Steak and Shake Garlic Double Steakburger

If you have not tried the Steak and Shake Garlic Double Steakburger you are missing out on a delicious way to prepare hamburgers. Imagine combining garlic bread with a burger, well, you get the idea.

homemade Steak and Shake garlic double cheeseburger on a wood cutting board


Steak and Shake is one of my favorite places to go grab a burger. Many Steak and Shake’s are open 24/7, and I love that you pay fast-food prices and you are waited on by a real server. They cook to order and it is hard to beat a freshly made hamburger.

What makes this garlic burger so special? If you have never had one of the burgers at Steak and Shake the first thing you will notice is that the burgers are smashed onto the grill. They are thin but have lots of crispy browning all over the burger. This garlic burger comes with two slices of American cheese.

So this Steak and Shake Double Garlic Burger takes a little extra work, but I think you will be very happy with the results. In the restaurant, they season the burgers as they cook, and we are going to also follow up seasoning the burgers with a burger seasoning.

We make small patties, and smash them onto the grill. We also will spread a little garlic butter on the bread and brush the tops with a little garlic butter. Then add a quick sprinkle of garlic salt on top before serving.

Love the smashed style of burger? Be best surfaces for cooking these are stainless steel skillets or a cast-iron skillets.

Ingredients

Here’s a list of what you need:

  • Ground beef chuck
  • Salt
  • Ground black pepper
  • Onion salt
  • Garlic salt
  • Butter
  • Garlic
  • American cheese
  • Hamburger buns
Steak and Shake garlic double steakburger ingredients

How to Make Steak and Shake Garlic Double Steakburger

  1. Divide ground beef into small balls.
    ground beef shaped into balls
  2. Combine salt, black pepper, onion salt, and garlic salt in a small bowl. 
  3. Melt butter in a small saucepan and add minced garlic. Cook for a few minutes until the garlic butter becomes fragrant.
  4. Brush the garlic butter onto the buns.
    spreading garlic butter sauce on a hamburger bun
  5. Place the buns on a skillet to toast.
  6. Brush a small amount of the butter on top of the beef and sprinkle garlic salt on top.
  7. Heat the grill or iron skillet to medium-high heat.
  8. Place the ground beef balls on the heated surface use a spatula to press them into thin patties.
    smashed ground beef patties in a skillet
  9. Season patties with the salt mixture.
  10. When the burgers have cooked on one side, flip them over and add a slice of cheese to each patty.
  11. Stack two burger patties and place them onto the buns.

I like to cook my burgers on an electric skillet. If you do not have one, you can use a cast iron pan. Both the electric skillet and cast iron pan work very well.

This recipe makes 4 burgers, and you are certain to love these. You can dress your burgers with whatever you like.

garlic double cheeseburger on a wood cutting board

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Homemade Steak and Shake garlic double cheeseburger on a wood cutting board.

Steak and Shake Garlic Double Steakburger

Enjoy the Steak and Shake Garlic Double Cheeseburger when you make it at home with this copycat recipe.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Burgers, Steak and Shake Recipes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 914kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pound ground beef chuck

Burger Seasoning

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt

Garlic Butter

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 teaspoons garlic minced
  • 8 slices American cheese
  • 4 hamburger buns

Instructions

  • Divide ground chuck into 8 small balls.
  • Prepare burger seasoning by combining the salt, black pepper, onion salt, and garlic salt together in a small bowl. 
  • Prepare the garlic butter by melting together the butter and adding the two teaspoons of minced garlic in a small saucepan. Heat melted butter for 3 to 5 minutes or until the garlic butter becomes fragrant.
  • Brush the garlic butter onto the buns, and place the buns on the skillet to toast. Toast the buns long enough so the bread begins to brown.
  • Brush a small amount of the butter on top of the ground beef and then sprinkle some garlic salt on top.
  • Heat the grill or skillet to medium-high heat.
  • Place the ground beef balls on the heated surface and use a spatula to press the burgers into thin patties.
  • Season patties with the salt mixture.
  • When the burgers have cooked on one side, flip them over and add a slice of cheese to each patty.
  • Stack half of the burger patties on top of the other. Place the patties onto the buns. Dress the burgers as you desire.

Nutrition

Calories: 914kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 72g | Saturated Fat: 35g | Cholesterol: 223mg | Sodium: 2396mg | Potassium: 569mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1105IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 553mg | Iron: 5.1mg

About Stephanie Manley

I recreate your favorite restaurant recipes, so you can prepare these dishes at home. I help you cook dinner, and serve up dishes you know your family will love. You can find most of the ingredients for all of the recipes in your local grocery store.

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  1. Jim

    2 stars
    No No No. NOT a Steakburger. I moved to a state with no Steak and Shake and spent a few years experimenting until I came pretty darn close. Here are the tricks

    Grind your own meat. 40% round 40$ sirloin and 20% Tbone SnS patties are exactly 2.2 ounces each precooked so a pound will make 7 patties.

    Only season with Kosher salt and fresh pepper. I combine then roll the meatballs around in.

    Use a red hot griddle or cast iron. HOT. Do not use non-stick as it’s 1) gross and 2) wont get hot enough. You cook them smash burger style by dropping a ball of meat on the cook surface then smashing it thin with a good heavy duty stainless spatula. Winco makes one for about 6 bucks.

    Cook until the edges are starting to crisp. On my griddle I go from raw to cooked in about 3 mins.

    Top with American cheese and Enjoy

  2. Sara

    I read it many times and i couldn’t find the recipe ??? I do not know if there some parts of the page not appearing to me

  3. Doris

    There is nothing better than a home cooked hamburger —made with ground chuck. I did see the recipe for the seasoning but was going to use the Monreal steak seasoning in my cupboard. I cook mine on cast iron or a very old copper bottomed skillet. Thanks for a keeper recipe!

  4. Dustin

    You were inspired to post this! I’ve been thinking for a few weeks now that I’d like to try a homemade steak burger. Thanks for the recipe! I’ll let you know how they turn out!

      • Lauren I Kowalczewski

        Chefshe,
        When I first read the list, I didn’t see the “Burger Seasoning”, either. So don’t be
        crass……Stephanie could have separated the ingredients a tad better.

        Steph, this sounds amazing. I’ve tried a couple of your recipes and they’re right on.

        I can’t wait to try this one.

        Gabbie

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