Recipes > Copycat > Fast FoodAugust 31, 2005

McDonald's Big Mac

Ingredients
  • 1 sesame seed hamburger bun
  • 1/2 of an additional bun
  • 1/4 pound hamburger
  • dash of salt
  • 1 Tbsp. thousand island dressing
  • 1 tsp. finely diced onion
  • 1/2 cup chopped lettuce
  • 1 slice american cheese
  • 2-3 pickle slices

Directions

With A Serrated Knife, Cut The Top Off The Extra Bun, Leaving About A 3/4 Inch Thick Slice. This Will Be The Middle Bun Of Your Sandwich.

Place The 3 Bun Halves On A Hot Pan Or Griddle. Face Down, Toasting To A Light Brown. Set Aside But Keep Your Pan Hot.

Divide The Hamburger In Half And Press Into 2 Thin Patties Slightly Larger Than The Bun. Cook Until Done.

Build Your Mac In The Following Order, From The Bottom Up.

  • bottom bun
  • half of dressing
  • half of onion
  • half of lettuce
  • cheese slice
  • beef patty
  • middle bun
  • remainder of dressing
  • remainder of onion
  • remainder of lettuce
  • pickle slices
  • beef patty
  • top bun

To build a big mac jr. from bottom up.

  • bottom bun
  • beef patty
  • cheese slice
  • 2 pickles
  • 1/4 c chopped lettuce
  • 1/2 tsp finely chopped onion
  • 1/2 Tbsp thousand island dressing
  • top bun

by imaqt1962

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By (Guest Post) 09/01/2005

Thanks Karen for the extra tips :)

By Karen (Guest Post) 09/01/2005

To make it taste even more authentic, make sure to salt and pepper the patties (which incidently weigh 1/10th of a pound before cooking), for the onions, take dried minced onions (the kind you buy with other seasonings) and reconstitute them with cold water about two hours before you are going to use them. Also, mix some mayo and a very small amount of relish into the thousand island dressing. Remember not to grease the griddle when toasting the buns and also to weigh them down with a metal cookie sheet while toasting. I worked for McDonlad's for many years, and these are some of the tricks to making a "Mac" at home.

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