Clone Recipe ∘ Big Mac® Clone

A very delicious, authentic, and most importantly great clone of a Big Mac® from McDonald's®.

Ingredients

• ⅓ pound ground beef (85% lean)
• 2 cups mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
• 2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
• 1 ½ teaspoons white wine vinegar, or more to taste
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon ground paprika
• 4 hamburger bun bottoms
• 2 hamburger bun tops
• 2 tablespoons minced onion, or to taste
• ½ cup shredded lettuce, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons dill pickle slices, or to taste
• 2 slices American cheese
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Shape ground beef into 4 flat patties that will fit the hamburger buns. Place them on a tray lined with waxed paper; transfer to the freezer.
2. Mix mayonnaise, mustard, pickle relish, white wine vinegar, onion powder, garlic powder, and paprika in a bowl to make sauce. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
3. Preheat a large skillet over medium heat. Toast buns in batches until lightly golden, 1 to 2 minutes.
4. Layer some of the sauce, 1 tablespoon minced onion, 2 tablespoons lettuce, and pickles on 2 bottom buns. Layer some of the sauce and remaining 1 tablespoon minced onion, 2 tablespoons lettuce, and American cheese on the other bottom buns.
5. Season patties with salt and pepper. Cook in the hot skillet 2 at a time until browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Place 1 patty over each bottom bun; stack and cover with top buns.

Nutrition Facts

• calories2395
• carbohydrateContent82.6 g
• cholesterolContent218.2 mg
• fatContent208.6 g
• fiberContent5.2 g
• proteinContent51.7 g
• saturatedFatContent40.3 g
• sodiumContent2986.5 mg
• sugarContent8.6 g