3rd Official Entry into the "Noobians vs. Veterans" TD
This Official Entry is called "This Farkers Big Mac".
Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions all on a sesame seed bun.
First prepped the side -- grilled red and green peppers doused with evoo, balsamic vinegar, fresh ground black pepper and sea salt.
The ground beef is from neighbouring Gold-Bar Farm -- traditionally raised Red Angus beef. I added a pinch of sea salt, fresh ground pepper, cayenne, onion powder, granulated garlic, cayenne and worcestershire sauce. I also added my secret ingredient for ground beef -- the slightest touch of ground cinnamon. Never enough to actually taste cinnamon, just enough to provide harmony and richness in a way you can't name but tastes great.
I made six of the skinniest little hamburger patties I could, made six out of 1 lb thinking that would be Ronald's size. Later found out online they make more like 10 out of 1 lb. of ground beef. :shock: No wonder I don't suffer from Mac attacks.
Sliced a third bun to create two middles for two Big Macs.
Decided to "glue" the sesame seeds on the bun with honey. Eventually some fell off but it worked okay for the photos.
Burgers and peppers on the grill.
McDonald's recipe for special sauce is: store-bought mayonaise, sweet pickle relish, yellow mustard whisked together with vinegar, garlic powder, onion powder and paprika. I didn't have sweet pickle relish so I minced a sweet pickle.
Starting the build with special sauce on two layers.
Now the lettuce and onion.
Now the hamburger patties.
Now the cheese and dill pickle slices.
Crowned once.
Crowned twice.
Please use the photo directly below for voting purposes.
And the final plate.
As soon as I tasted the special sauce memories of eating Big Macs as a teenager came flooding back. The extra hamburger patty seasoning made them better than the Big Macs I've eaten. I'd make this again but with a much bigger patty and no third slice of bun -- now that would be a Big Mac!
Hope you enjoyed.
