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homemade big mac

Homemade Big Mac

A grilled cheeseburger with shredded lettuce, tomato, onion, crispy bacon with a copycat Big Mac Sauce all sandwiched between two toasted brioche buns. There is nothing better than a freshly grilled, juicy burger.
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Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: American, Fast Food
Keyword: barbecue, burger, cheat meal, comfort food, grill, grilling, meat
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 1016kcal

Equipment

  • 1 gas grill
  • 1 Small Mixing Bowl
  • 1 sharp knife and cutting board

Ingredients

For the Burgers

  • 2 lb ground beef
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup bread crumb
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper

For the sauce

  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup ketchup
  • 2 tablespoon yellow mustard
  • 2 tablespoon dill relish
  • ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper
  • 8 slices provolone cheese

The Fixings

  • 1 tomato sliced
  • ¼ lettuce head shredded
  • 1 lb bacon
  • ½ red onion sliced

For the Bun

  • 8 brioche buns

Instructions

  • Pack the ground beef into equal sized burger patties using your hands.  Season both sides of the patty with salt, black pepper and garlic. Heat up the grill.
  • Cook your burgers on medium heat on the grill for about 3 minutes.  After three minutes quarter turn the burgers. After another three minutes, flip the burger and repeat.  After quarter turning the burgers once flipped, add sliced cheddar to the top of each patty.
  • Coat both sides of the brioche bun with mayonnaise. Place either on the top rack of the grill to toast about 3-5 minutes. Mix together mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard and dill relish.
  • Spread big mac sauce on bottom bun.  Place a layer of lettuce on the bottom bun.  Add the burger and top with tomato, red onion and pickles.  Top with the top bun.  Serve immediately.

Notes

  • cook burgers to an internal temperature of 135 degrees for a medium rare temperature.
  • to cook inside, use a cast iron skillet

Nutrition

Serving: 1burger | Calories: 1016kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 71g | Saturated Fat: 31g | Cholesterol: 296mg | Sodium: 1497mg | Potassium: 541mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1235IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 237mg | Iron: 4mg