The Big Mac is a McDonald’s classic and although McDonald’s doesn’t sell their sauce separately and like to keep the recipe to the sauce a secret, it is actually pretty easy to make yourself at home and get very similar results.
Ingredients
Patties
- 400g beef mince
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 sesame seed burger buns
- 1/2 white onion, finely chopped
- 1/4 head iceberg lettuce, finely shredded
- 2 slices cheese
- 2 large dill pickles, thinly sliced
Big Mac sauce
- 300g mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon gherkin relish
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar
- Pinch white pepper
- 2 teaspoons mild mustard
- 1 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon sweet smoked paprika
Instructions
- For the Big Mac sauce, combine all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk together, season with salt, and chill until ready to use.
- To make the patties, season the beef mince with both salt and pepper and form into four balls using about 1/3 cup beef mince each. Place each ball onto a square of baking paper and flatten them to form into four circles. Heat oil in a large frying pan over high heat. In 2 batches, cook beef patties for 1-2 minutes on each side until the beef mince is lightly charred and cooked through. Remove the patties from the heat and keep warm. Repeat with the remaining two patties.
- Lightly toast each burger bun.
- To assemble the burgers in the correct way, spread a little Big Mac sauce on the bottom burger bun. Add some chopped onion, shredded lettuce, a slice of cheese, beef patty, and some pickle slice. Then, add the middle burger bun and spread with some more Big Mac sauce, onion, lettuce, pickles, beef patty, and some more delicious Big Mac sauce. Top with the final burger bun and serve hot.
Voila! You now have a delicious Big Mac burger for half the price. Bon Appetit!
