McDonald's Big Mac and Secret Sauce Recipes
With the Big Mac it’s all about the special sauce.
It's that special sauce that sets it apart from other burgers. Without the sauce it’s just any ol' double-decker burger.
Get the sauce right and pretty much any burger will taste like a Big Mac.
Below is a video recipe from McDonald's Canada that we feel comes very close to the taste of McDonald’s Secret Sauce.
As the chef in the video below says, the recipe is all over the web, and there are many, many recipes attempts for the secret sauce. Many people claim it is just Thousand Island. While in the broad sense of the term, this is true (The restaurant industry's definition of 1000 Island is – in a few words – tartar sauce with tomato sauce) there is no store bought 1000 Island that tastes quite right. There is something else in there.
That “something else” is what has been debated so heatedly on the web.
Many recipes on the web add a bit of French Dressing. Others call for Fresh Onions. Still others, a touch of Sugar. We found one that we like that comes pretty close -- "straight from the horse's mouth" so to speak.
McDonald’s Special Sauce Recipe
Here is a list of the ingredients mentioned in the video.
You're going to have to play around with the amounts in the secret sauce a little. In our experiments we got different results with different brands of mayo, relish and mustard. If you get a good recipe with SPECIFIC brands please leave a comment and let us all know.
- Mayonnaise
- Yellow Mustard
- Sweet Pickle Relish
- White Wine Vinegar
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Paprika
McDonald's Big Mac Recipe
Here are your other ingredients to make a big Mac, straight from the 1970's!“Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame-seed bun!”
If you remember that, you are as old as we are. :) Here is a a more detailed order of assembly for you Big Mac. (Note that the video above does also contain a description of this assembly.)
From bottom to top:
- Bottom Bun
- Special Sauce
- Pinch of minced fresh Onions
- Shredded Lettuce
- 2 Dill Pickles
- Slice of American Cheese
- Burger Patty (Note - Watch the video for preparation of the burger -- though to be honest, it is just a thin burger patty.)
- Middle bun (Note - use the bottom bun from another bun in the pack if you can't find Triple-Layer buns at the store.)
- Special Sauce
- Pinch of minced fresh Onions
- Shredded Lettuce
- 2 Dill Pickles
- Burger Patty
- Top Bun
Bobby Flay's Burgers, Fries, and Shakes
Given the grilling guru’s affinity for bold flavors and signature twists on American favorites, it’s no surprise that he has crafted the tastiest recipes ever for this ultimate food trio.
Try the Cheyenne Burger, which gets slathered with homemade barbecue sauce and then piled high with bacon and shoestring onion rings, or the Santa Fe Burger, topped with a blistered poblano, queso sauce, and crumbled blue corn tortilla chips.
After you’ve mastered the burger, discover Bobby’s secrets to cooking up the best French fries, as well as homemade potato chips and onions rings.
Wash it all down with a creamy shake, from Fresh Mint-Chocolate Speckled Milkshake to Blackberry Cheesecake Milkshake (or a spiked adult variation).
For outdoor summer bashes and casual weeknight meals that even the kids will get excited about, Bobby Flay’s Burgers, Fries and Shakes will share that bliss and remind you just why the burger is such a beloved American original.
Photo of Big Mac is by dzsimbo and is used by permission under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) License.
Portions of this recipe were researched at Wiki-How - http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-McDonald%27s-Big-Mac