Copycat Shake Sauce & Smoke Shack Burger. So near Shake Shake!

Copycat Shake Sauce & Smoke Shack Burger. A do-it-yourself model of Shake Shack’s particular sauce to strive on our model of their well-known Smoke Shack Burger.

Copycat Smoke Sauce on copycat Smoke Shack Burger

It’s onerous for me to get enthusiastic about quick meals, however this Copycat Shake Sauce on this totally scrumptious bacon cheeseburger is one exception.

There was a high quality burger development within the final a number of years, with the growth of some burger chains like 5 Guys, Smash Burger and sure, the very tasty Shake Shack. They’ve all grown in reputation due to a focus on 2 issues; made to order burgers and top quality components.

Easy components for Copycat Shake Sauce

Copycat Shake Sauce, simply stir and serve

The distinction in style to the key burger chain gamers could be very noticeable. There isn’t a comparability. You may style the distinction unfrozen, freshly made burgers make. 

These are all good issues however sadly, nowhere close to the place I reside. I solely get to strive these nice burgers when on trip.

Tasting the Shake Sauce

Partner and I’ve simply returned from a couple of weeks within the sunny south and boy is it onerous returning to the freezing temperatures and snowstorms. It is just on trip after I get to pattern any of those burger chains.

Throughout the few weeks we have been away, we visited New Orleans, Montgomery, Savannah, Tallahassee, Tampa and Orlando. Throughout our street stops we tried all there of the aforementioned burger chains. 

Actually, I’d say that I appreciated all three of the eating places equally however the standout burger for me was the Smoke Shack Burger from Steak Shack. It was completely juicy with numerous applewood smoked bacon, which is all the time a bonus!

Chopped cherry peppers for the Smoke Shack Burger

The 2 issues that made this burger further tasty although, was that signature Shack Sauce and the chopped cherry peppers. I cherished the smoky, tangy flavour of the sauce and the candy, delicate warmth of the cherry peppers.

Orlando Shake Shack

Shake Shack, Orlando.

The situation we visited in Orlando was located bedside a lake with outdoors seating lakeside. There was even desk tennis outdoors on the patio for company to play. It was fairly a stunning spot.

Shake Shack Orlando desk tennis outdoors.

Shake Shack Orlando. Single cheeseburger and Smoke Shack Burger.

Replicating the Shake Sauce flavour.

Numerous of us have tried to copy the sauce on numerous web sites. Shake Shack even put a do-it-yourself model of it in their very own cookbook.

Now, I don’t anticipate it was the precise recipe. It wouldn’t make a lot sense to disclose such a commerce secret. I checked out numerous variations to see which I appreciated finest however in the long run ended up tweaking the components commonest to all of them.

To bump up the smokiness, I added each smoked paprika and chipotle powder which labored exceptionally nicely. For extra flavour on the tangy aspect of the recipe I elevated the pickle juice to greater than double what some recipes referred to as for.

Some recipes used plain yellow mustard however I positively just like the dijon mustard addition higher. It added it’s personal distinct flavour component to the recipe.

Grilled buns for the Smoke Shack Burger

Constructing the burger

Smoke Shack makes use of mushy Potato Buns for his or her burgers which have been scrumptious. I couldn’t discover any round right here so needed to go along with Kaiser rolls.

On the Shake Shack eating places in addition they butter and toast the buns. I selected to grill the buns in a forged iron pan such as you would do for the bread in a grilled cheese sandwich. This, which not solely provides to the flavour of the burger, additionally helps give the sloppy burger a bit extra construction.

In addition they use applewood smoked bacon on their burger, which I used to be fortunate to search out. Shake Shack makes use of recent Angus beef, which I like to recommend if you could find some.

I’ve been grinding chuck (blade) beef roasts for a few years for burgers. That could be a nice, flavourful, beefy lower with the appropriate stability of fats and lean. Ideally floor burger meat must be not more than 20% fats.

Coarse Floor Beef Chuck/Blade Roast

When you begin grinding beef for burgers your self, you’ll by no means return. The distinction in flavour and texture is astounding.

Coarse Floor Burger Patties

The Shake sauce and burger verdict.

Within the ultimate evaluation, after I put my copycat model of the Smoke Shack Burger collectively, full with the copycat shake sauce I used to be not disenchanted! I loved my do-it-yourself burger simply as a lot because the restaurant model.

I can’t look ahead to the snow to depart and the spring grilling season to start right here. This burger will turn into a summer time grilling staple round right here. A heavy forged iron pan must do the job for the remainder of the yr, because it did on this event.