Big Mac Burgers
It's easy to recreate this iconic burger at home with it's signature special sauce.
Equipment
- Cast iron pan
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- salt & pepper, for seasoning
- 1 tbsp lard
- ¼ head iceberg lettuce, finely sliced or shredded
- 6 slices American cheese
- dill pickle slices
- 3 tbsp white onion, finely minced
- 3 jumbo sesame seed buns
For the Special Sauce:
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp French salad dressing
- 1 tbsp white onion, finely minced
- 4 tbsp sweet pickle relish
- 2 tsp white vinegar
- 1 tsp sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
Make the Special Sauce:
- Place mayonnaise, French dressing, sweet pickle relish, 1 tbsp minced white onion, white vinegar, sugar and salt in a mixing bowl.
- Stir to combine. Set aside.
Make the burgers:
- Form ground beef into 3 large patties. Season each patty liberally with salt and pepper on both sides.
- Preheat a cast iron skillet over medium high heat on the stove.
- Place buns, cut side down on the skillet and toast them until golden brown. Remove buns from skillet and set aside.
- Add a tablespoon of lard to the hot skillet.
- Cook each beef patty for 3 minutes on the first side. Do not turn, or move the patties around in the skillet. Allow them to cook so that they get a good char/sear on the bottom.
- Flip patties over. Top each patty with 2 slices of American cheese and cook them for another 3-4 minutes until cooked through and you have a nice char on the bottom and the cheese is soft and melty.
- While burgers are cooking, prepare the buns.
- Place a couple tablespoons of the special sauce on each bun, both the bottom and top bun.
- Top the bottom bun with special sauce, slices of pickle, diced onion and then shredded lettuce.
- Add special sauce and shredded lettuce to the top bun.
- Place a cooked beef patty on the bottom bun and top with the prepared top bun.
- Serve immediately.