Big Mac

Ingredients

• 400g Minced Beef
• 2 tbs Olive Oil
• 2 Sesame Seed Burger Buns
• Chopped Onion
• 1/4 Iceberg Lettuce
• 2 sliced Cheese
• 2 large Dill Pickles
• 1 cup Mayonnaise
• 2 tsp White Wine Vinegar
• Pinch Pepper
• 2 tsp Mustard
• 1 1/2 tsp Onion Salt
• 1 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
• 1/2 tsp Paprika

Quantities are the original recipe’s. The cost is our own estimate — typical own-brand supermarket prices for these quantities, divided by 4 servings. TheMealDB does not state how many a dish serves, so 4 is our assumption, not theirs. Treat it as “about this much a head”, not a shopping bill.

Method

1. Stir the mayonnaise, white wine vinegar, mustard, onion salt, garlic powder, paprika and pepper together in a bowl, season with salt to taste, and chill until needed.
2. Season the minced beef with salt and pepper, then divide into 4 equal portions and roll into balls.
3. Flatten each ball between sheets of baking paper into a thin round about 15cm across.
4. Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over a high heat and fry the patties in two batches, 1-2 minutes each side, until well charred and cooked through. Keep warm.
5. Slice each burger bun horizontally into three layers and toast lightly.
6. Spread sauce over the base of each bun, then add chopped onion, shredded lettuce, a slice of cheese, a patty and pickle slices.
7. Set the middle bun layer on top, spread with more sauce, and repeat the onion, lettuce, pickle and patty layers.
8. Finish with a final spread of sauce and cap with the bun lid before serving.

These steps were written by StreetOwl from the original recipe, in British English, with every oven temperature and cooking time checked against the source. They are not the original author’s words. If anything reads oddly, the original is linked below and it wins.