How to Make a Homemade Big Mac

The Big Mac is a hamburger sold by international fast food restaurant chain McDonald's. It was introduced in the greater Pittsburgh area, United States, in 1968 and nationwide in the United States in 1968. It is one of the company's signature products.

A June 2018 report stated that McDonald's would begin phasing out the Big Mac as a national menu item by late 2018; McDonald's has not yet verified this claim.

If you love Big Macs and want to try your own homemade version of the popular burger, here is the recipe, it is not exact but this is as close as you can get.

Ingredients

1 sesame seed bun

2 100% beef patties

(salted and peppered, to taste)

2 slices American cheese

4 thin slices of tomato

1 leaf iceberg lettuce

1 big slice dill pickle

!Secret Sauce ingredients: 2 heaping tablespoons mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon sweet pickle relish, 1 teaspoon finely minced white onion, a few dashes of hot sauce, 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar, salt.

Preheat a frying pan on medium heat.

Place the bottom half of the bun face down on the pan as well as one beef patty and cheese slice.

Start making your secret sauce by mixing all ingredients together in a small bowl. Once you have it mixed, keep stirring to avoid lumps.

Add the assembled patty to the frying pan and heat for about 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

If adding pickles, add them now then briefly toast the top of the bun then place on top of the fully assembled burger (face up). Serve with fries and your favorite sauce like Big Mac Sauce! I hope you enjoy this homemade big mac as much as I do!

Do you want to know how to make the vegan version of the Big Mac? Here is the recipe for the vegan Big Mac:

1 toasted sesame seed bun

2 100% vegan patties (salted, peppered)

2-4 slices American vegan cheese

4 thin slices of tomato

1 leaf iceberg lettuce

1 big slice dill pickle (optional)

!Secret Sauce ingredients: 1 heaping tablespoon vegan mayonnaise, 1 teaspoon sweet pickle relish, 1/4 teaspoon finely minced white onion, a few dashes of hot sauce, 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar, salt.

Preheat a frying pan on medium heat. Place the bottom half of the bun face down on the pan as well as one vegan patty and cheese slice. If you are using two slices of cheese, you can stack them on top of each other.

Start making your secret sauce by mixing all ingredients together in a small bowl. Once you have it mixed, keep stirring to avoid lumps.

Add the assembled patty to the frying pan and heat for about 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

If adding pickles, add them now then briefly toast the top of the bun then place on top of the fully assembled burger (face up). Serve with fries and your favorite sauce like vegan Big Mac Sauce!

If you don't want to buy store-bought vegan mayonnaise, you can make your own. Here is a delicious recipe for vegan mayonnaise:

Ingredients

1 cup canola oil, chilled

2 teaspoons white vinegar, chilled

3/4 teaspoon salt

6 tablespoons unsweetened soy milk powder (such as Bob's Red Mill brand) mixed with 10 tablespoons water until dissolved completely.

1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard powder or 1 1/2 teaspoons prepared yellow mustard

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions:

Place the oil, vinegar, salt, milk powder mixture, mustard powder, and pepper in a tall 1-quart jar. Attach lid tightly and shake vigorously until well combined. Keeps refrigerated for up to 4 weeks.

Yields about 1 3/4 cups.

Enjoy!