McDonald’s Big Mac
Okay, so you want to be able to brag you know the recipe for a burger that has been sold a billion times over by the famous clown? Wanna super-size yourself and friends? OK then, don’t say the good folk at WGH didn’t warn you. Without further ado; here it is:
Ingredients
1 sesame-seed hamburger bun
half of an additional hamburger bun
¼ pound ground beef
dash salt
1 tablespoon Kraft Thousand Island dressing (or special sauce clone – see below)
1 teaspoon finely diced onion
½ cup chopped lettuce
1 slice American cheese
2 – 3 dill pickle slices
Instructions
1. With a bread knife, cut the top off the extra bun half, leaving about a ¾ inch thick slice. This is the middle part of the burger
2. Place the three bun halves on a hot pan or griddle, face-down and toast them to a light brown. Set aside, but keep the pan hot.
3. Divide the ground beef in half and press into two thin patties slightly larger than the bun.
4. Cook the patties in the hot pan over medium heat for 1 – 2 minutes on each side. Salt lightly.
Build the burger in the following stacking order from bottom to top:
bottom bun
half of dressing
half of onion
half of lettuce
American cheese
beef patty
middle bun
remainder of dressing
remainder of onion
remainder of lettuce
pickle slices
beef patty
top bun
Makes 1 hamburger.
Big Mac Special Sauce
For those who want the real deal
Ingredients
½ cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons of French dressing
4 teaspoons sweet pickle relish
1 tablespoon finely minced white onion
1 teaspoon of white vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
Instructions
1. Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl. stir well.
2. Place sauce in a covered container and refrigerate for 4 hours (or overnight), so that the flavors blend. Stir the sauce a couple of times as it chills.
Makes about ¾ cup
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