# Big Mac at Home

A homemade Big Mac that tastes great and won't make you feel bad after eating it.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Lunch
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- knife
- bowl
- spoon
- pan
- spatula
- burger press
- pepper grinder
- tongs

## 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DMh32csot5w/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c49dcaff-5686-4e06-9bba-236f35c49a1f
- Extracted: 2025-08-12

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