Menu Prices AUBig Mac-Style Sauce & Burger at Home
McDonald's copycat · ⏱ 25 mins · Difficulty: Easy · Serves 2 · By Sophie Bernard
Two thin patties, shredded lettuce and a tangy burger sauce. Compare with the Big Mac: $8.10, 2,330 kJ.
The Original
Big Mac
Price: $8.10 (pickup)
Energy: 2,330 kJ (557 cal)
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Ingredients
Home-kitchen amounts for 2 — standard home-cooking quantities for this dish, not the chain’s recipe (chains do not publish theirs). Difficulty: Easy.
- 300 g beef mince (80/20 fat ratio)
- 2 sesame-seed buns, plus 1 extra bun bottom for the middle layer
- 4 slices American cheese
- 1 cup finely shredded iceberg lettuce
- 2 tbsp finely diced white onion
- 8 dill pickle slices
- Burger sauce: ½ cup mayonnaise, 2 tbsp finely diced pickles, 1 tsp yellow mustard, 1 tsp white vinegar, ½ tsp each garlic powder, onion powder and paprika
Method
- Stir all the sauce ingredients together and chill for at least 30 minutes — it tastes closer to the real thing after a rest.
- Divide the mince into 4 thin patties (about 75 g each), wider than the bun. Season with salt and pepper.
- Sear the patties in a dry, very hot pan for about 90 seconds per side. Top two of them with cheese.
- Toast all bun pieces, including both sides of the extra bottom that becomes the middle layer.
- Build in order: sauce, onion, lettuce, cheese patty, the middle bun layer, sauce, pickles, lettuce, the second patty, then the crown.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How close is this to the real Big Mac?
This is a home-kitchen copycat, not the chain’s recipe — the chain does not publish its recipe. It is built to sit beside the original: the real Big Mac is $8.10 for pickup with 2,330 kJ (557 cal). Compare the two before you cook — the home version trades the chain’s equipment for a frypan and an oven.
How long does it take, and how hard is it?
About 25 minutes, rated Easy difficulty, serving 2.
What do I need to make it?
The ingredients are listed below — starting with 300 g beef mince (80/20 fat ratio), 2 sesame-seed buns, plus 1 extra bun bottom for the middle layer, 4 slices American cheese, and 4 more. Quantities are home-kitchen amounts, written to serve 2.
What does the original cost at McDonald's?
The real Big Mac is $8.10 (pickup), 2,330 kJ. Prices vary by location and delivery is higher.
Where can I check the original dish?
On its own dish page — open the Big Mac at McDonald's page for the price, kJ and calories.
Is this recipe the chain’s official recipe?
No — no Top 10 chain publishes its recipes. Every recipe on this site is a copycat written from the dish’s published description and the home-kitchen method below, and the comparison box shows the real dish’s price and kJ so you can judge it yourself.
Written & checked by Sophie Bernard
Sophie reads every menu directly from each chain’s official Australian ordering site and records the store and price basis on the page. No price is published without a source.