McDonald’s Big Mac Recipe
Ready to make your own Big Mac at home? Let's jump into a super easy recipe, giving you and your friends a delicious burger with all the layers and special sauce you love that's cheaper and healthier than the original. Gather simple ingredients, and together, we'll cook up a tasty masterpiece you can do over and over.
For the Big Mac Sauce:
- 1/2 cup mayo
- 2 tablespoons French dressing
- 1 tablespoons sweet relish (heaping)
- 3 teaspoons dill pickle juice
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried minced onion
- 1 teaspoon ketchup
- 1 pinch salt
For the Burgers:
- 2 pounds lean ground beef (make 12 thin hamburger patties)
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch pepper
- 12 sesame seed hamburger buns (6 tops / 12 bottoms)
- butter
- shredded lettuce (topping)
- 3 dill pickle slices (topping)
- minced onion (topping)
- 1 slice American cheese (topping)
To Make the Sauce:
Combine all of the ingredients and cover and refrigerate for 24 hours.
To Make the Burgers:
- In one skillet, salt and pepper the patties, fry the burgers until done. Top with American cheese slices, heating until melted.
- In another skillet, butter the insides of the buns and toast over medium-high heat. (like you would a grilled cheese) . Set aside.
- Put sauce on the buttered side of each bun, on the bottom one and the middle one put onions, pickles and lettuce. Top with a burger. Stack them together.
- Serve hot with a side of fries.
I know I’m Captain Obvious when I say this, but don’t forget there are 3 layers of buns for your Big Mac. Start with a pack of hamburger buns. We’ll cleverly use some buns for the middle layer. With an 8-pack of buns, you can whip up around five homemade Big Macs. Simply trim the top off the top bun to level it out, then use the bottom half as your Big Mac’s middle layer. Easy peasy.