Big Mac® Clone

Description

A very delicious, authentic, and most importantly great clone of a Big Mac® from McDonald’s®.

Ingredients

  • ⅔ pound ground beef (85% lean)
  • 2 cups mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
  • 2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
  • 1 ½ teaspoons white wine vinegar, or more to taste
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground paprika
  • 4 hamburger bun bottoms
  • 2 hamburger bun tops
  • 2 tablespoons minced onion, or to taste
  • ½ cup shredded lettuce, or to taste
  • 2 tablespoons dill pickle slices, or to taste
  • 2 slices American cheese
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Shape ground beef into 4 flat patties that will fit the hamburger buns. Place them on a tray lined with waxed paper; transfer to the freezer.
  2. Mix mayonnaise
  3. mustard
  4. pickle relish
  5. white wine vinegar
  6. onion powder
  7. garlic powder
  8. and paprika in a bowl to make sauce. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
  9. Preheat a large skillet over medium heat. Toast buns in batches until lightly golden
  10. 1 to 2 minutes.
  11. Layer some of the sauce
  12. 1 tablespoon minced onion
  13. 2 tablespoons lettuce
  14. and pickles on 2 bottom buns. Layer some of the sauce and remaining 1 tablespoon minced onion
  15. 2 tablespoons lettuce
  16. and American cheese on the other bottom buns.
  17. Season patties with salt and pepper. Cook in the hot skillet 2 at a time until browned
  18. 3 to 4 minutes per side. Place 1 patty over each bottom bun; stack and cover with top buns.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 14 mins

Total Time: 39 mins

Servings: 2

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