Score: 4.89 (votes: 9)
McDonald's huge roll-out of the BigXtra! was another bomb dropped on the battlefield of the burger wars. Burger King took the first shot by introducing the Big King—a pretty good clone of McDonald's signature Big Mac, with a bit more meat. Then Mickey D's fired back with a clone of Burger King's popular Whopper hamburger, with, you guessed it, a bigger beef patty. 20 percent bigger to be exact. That's just under 5 ounces of ground beef, sprinkled with seasoned salt and stacked on a huge sesame seed bun, with the same ingredients as you find piled on the Whopper: lettuce, onion, tomato, ketchup, mayo and pickles. It's very tasty. Especially if you like Whoppers.
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Source: Even More Top Secret Secret Recipes by Todd Wilbur.
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- 1 large sesame seed bun (4 3/4-inch diameter)
- 5 ounces ground beef
- Seasoned salt
- Ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons ketchup
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon chopped onion
- 3 pickle slices (hamburger style)
- 1/2 cup chopped iceberg lettuce
- 1 large tomato slice
- Non-stick cooking spray
Do This
1. Form the ground beef into a very large patty on wax paper. Make it approximately 5 1/2 to 6 inches in diameter (the meat should shrink to the perfect size for the buns when cooked). Freeze this patty for a couple hours before cooking.
2. Grill the faces of the hamburger bun in a hot skillet over medium heat. Grill until the buns are golden brown. Leave the pan hot.
3. Grill the frozen patty in the pan for 2 to 3 minutes per side. Sprinkle one side with seasoned salt and ground black pepper.
4. Prepare the rest of the burger by first spreading the 2 teaspoons of ketchup on the face of the top bun. Follow the ketchup with the tablespoon of mayonnaise.
5. Stack the onion onto the top bun next, followed by the pickles and lettuce. Add the tomato slice to the top of the stack.
6. When the beef patty is done cooking, use a spatula to arrange it on the bottom bun. Turn the top of the burger over onto the bottom and serve.
Makes 1 hamburger.
Reviews
Matt
Sep 28, 2009, 22:00
Tastes a lot like the real thing. Great recipe...never knew it could be so simple
Chris
May 15, 2009, 22:00
This was the best burger I have ever eaten! I made four for the kids, and they loved them too. I have cooked burgers before, but this was quite far the best. I highly recommend it!
I'm Todd Wilbur, Chronic Food Hacker
For over 30 years I've been deconstructing America's most iconic brand-name foods to make the best original copycat recipes for you to use at home. Welcome to my lab.
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