Big Mac
An United States dinner made with beef. Ready in about 27 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 27 minPrep (about)
- 27 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 11 oz ground beef Shopping tip: Ground beef (UK: minced beef). 80/20 or 85/15.
Fresh & other
- 2 sesame seed burger buns
- Chopped onion
- ¼ iceberg lettuce
- 2 cheese Shopping tip: Cheddar is a safe pick.
- 2 dill pickles
Sauces & oils
- 1 ½ tbsp olive oil
- ¾ cup mayonnaise
- 1 ½ tsp white wine vinegar
- 1 ½ tsp mustard
Spices & seasonings (4): pepper, onion salt, garlic powder, paprika
- Pinch pepper
- 1 ¼ tsp onion salt
- 1 ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp paprika
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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For the Big Mac sauce, mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
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Season with salt.
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Chill until ready to use, 2.
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To make the patties.
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Season your mince with salt and pepper and form in 4 balls using around 1 3 cup mince each.
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Place every on a square of baking paper plus flatten to form in four x 6 inches circles.
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Heat oil in a big frypan over high heat.
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Heat beef patties for 1-2 min every side until lightly charred and cooked through in 2 batches.
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Take it off the heat.
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Keep warm.
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Repeat with remaining two patties, 3.
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Slice each burger bun into three acrossways, lightly toast, 4.
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To assemble the burgers.
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Spread a little Big Mac sauce over your bottom base.
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Top with some chopped onion, shredded lettuce.
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Slice some pickle slices, beef patty and of cheese.
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Top with the middle bun layer.
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Spread using more Big Mac sauce,, lettuce, pickles, beef patty.
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Finish with more sauce.
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Top with burger lid to serve, 5.
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After waiting half hour for food to settle, go for a jog.
On the side: Steamed vegetables
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Steam or microwave the frozen vegetables as the bag says. Season with salt and a little butter.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.