Big Mac at Home

Name: Big Mac at Home
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tbsp finely chopped sweet pickled gherkins; 0.5 tsp white sugar; 1 tsp white wine vinegar; 2 tbsp American mustard; 1.25 tbsp smoked paprika; 1 tbsp onion powder; 1 tbsp garlic powder; 1 tsp white pepper; big dollop mayo; 1 head lettuce; 3 burger buns; butter; 3 cheese slices; 2 balls ground beef; 1 handful onions

Serves 1

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Big Mac at Home

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Serves 1

Directions

1Spread sauce on the bottom bun with cheese.
2Add shredded lettuce on top of the sauce.
3Place sliced gherkins on the lettuce.
4Sprinkle diced onions over the gherkins.
5Place a cooked burger patty with melted cheese on top.
6Add the middle bun and spread more sauce on it.
7Add more shredded lettuce.
8Add more sliced gherkins.
9Place another cooked burger patty with melted cheese on top.
10Top with the top bun with sesame seeds.
11Finely chop the iceberg lettuce.
12Place the chopped lettuce in a bowl.
13Prepare the Big Mac sauce by combining mayonnaise, sweet pickled gherkins, sugar, mustard, white wine vinegar, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, and white pepper in a bowl.
14Mix the sauce ingredients thoroughly.
15Slice burger buns in half.
16Spread butter on the cut side of the buns.
17Toast the buns in a pan until golden brown.
18Place a cheese slice on one of the toasted buns.
19Add a splash of water and cover to melt the cheese.
20Form ground beef into balls and place on a hot griddle.
21Smash the beef balls into patties using a burger press.
22Season the patties with salt and pepper.
23Flip the patties.
24Add a cheese slice to each patty.
25Add a splash of water and cover to melt the cheese.
26Chop the onions finely.
27Get the gherkins out of the jar and slice them.
28Assemble the burger by layering bottom bun, sauce, lettuce, gherkins, onions, patty with cheese, middle bun, sauce, lettuce, gherkins, onions, patty with cheese, and top bun.
29Press down the burger gently.

Ingredients

2 tbsp finely chopped sweet pickled gherkins
0.5 tsp white sugar
1 tsp white wine vinegar
2 tbsp American mustard
1.25 tbsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp onion powder
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tsp white pepper
big dollop mayo
1 head lettuce
3 burger buns
butter
3 cheese slices
2 balls ground beef
1 handful onions

Equipment

knifebowlspoonpanspatulaburger presspepper grindertongs

Tips

To make the sauce, mix all ingredients thoroughly until smooth and well combined.
Taste and adjust seasoning of the sauce if needed (add more sugar for sweetness or vinegar for tang).
Cover and refrigerate the sauce for at least 30 minutes before serving to let the flavors develop.
The homemade Big Mac sauce isn't as good as McDonald's, but it still slaps.

Big Mac at Home

Serves 1

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Big Mac at Home

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Serves 1

Directions

1Spread sauce on the bottom bun with cheese.
2Add shredded lettuce on top of the sauce.
3Place sliced gherkins on the lettuce.
4Sprinkle diced onions over the gherkins.
5Place a cooked burger patty with melted cheese on top.
6Add the middle bun and spread more sauce on it.
7Add more shredded lettuce.
8Add more sliced gherkins.
9Place another cooked burger patty with melted cheese on top.
10Top with the top bun with sesame seeds.
11Finely chop the iceberg lettuce.
12Place the chopped lettuce in a bowl.
13Prepare the Big Mac sauce by combining mayonnaise, sweet pickled gherkins, sugar, mustard, white wine vinegar, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, and white pepper in a bowl.
14Mix the sauce ingredients thoroughly.
15Slice burger buns in half.
16Spread butter on the cut side of the buns.
17Toast the buns in a pan until golden brown.
18Place a cheese slice on one of the toasted buns.
19Add a splash of water and cover to melt the cheese.
20Form ground beef into balls and place on a hot griddle.
21Smash the beef balls into patties using a burger press.
22Season the patties with salt and pepper.
23Flip the patties.
24Add a cheese slice to each patty.
25Add a splash of water and cover to melt the cheese.
26Chop the onions finely.
27Get the gherkins out of the jar and slice them.
28Assemble the burger by layering bottom bun, sauce, lettuce, gherkins, onions, patty with cheese, middle bun, sauce, lettuce, gherkins, onions, patty with cheese, and top bun.
29Press down the burger gently.

Ingredients

2 tbsp finely chopped sweet pickled gherkins
0.5 tsp white sugar
1 tsp white wine vinegar
2 tbsp American mustard
1.25 tbsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp onion powder
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tsp white pepper
big dollop mayo
1 head lettuce
3 burger buns
butter
3 cheese slices
2 balls ground beef
1 handful onions

Equipment

knifebowlspoonpanspatulaburger presspepper grindertongs

Tips

To make the sauce, mix all ingredients thoroughly until smooth and well combined.
Taste and adjust seasoning of the sauce if needed (add more sugar for sweetness or vinegar for tang).
Cover and refrigerate the sauce for at least 30 minutes before serving to let the flavors develop.
The homemade Big Mac sauce isn't as good as McDonald's, but it still slaps.