BIG MAC & FRIES (CLONE)

I don't know about you, but we enjoy eating a Big Mac 3 or 4 times a year. So I was happy to find this recipe. The sandwich (because of the "secret sauce") really does taste like the "real thing" except so much better!!

First of all, make the "secret sauce" (stir well) and let it sit in the fridge overnight:
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½ cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons Wishbone deluxe French dressing
4 teaspoons sweet pickle relish
1 tablespoon re-hydrated onion flakes (*see note)
1 teaspoon white vinegar
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt

For the sandwich, you will need some 80% lean ground beef, some thinly sliced dill pickles, some super thinly shredded iceberg lettuce, some slices of American cheese and some very small, inexpensive hamburger buns (see note).

Make 2 very small, very thin pattys for each sandwich; salt and pepper them and fry them on a hot griddle. Starting with the bottom bun, construct the sandwich according to the following diagram:

McDONALD's FRENCH FRIES
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Cut two Russet potatoes into shoestring size french fries. Dilute ¼ cup of sugar and 2 tablespoons corn syrup in 2 cups hot water. Soak cut french fries in this sugar water for 30 minutes.

Drain potatoes well, and blot dry. Pre-fry in 375 degree oil for 1 minute then drain and chill for 10 minutes. Do a "final fry" in 375 degree oil for about 5 minutes or until golden brown. Drain and salt.

NOTE: I couldn't find Wishbone French dressing, so I used Kraft bright orange colored French Dressing.

NOTE: The recipe specifically calls for re-hydrated onion flakes. I was skeptical at first, but soaked some dehydrated onion flakes in a cup of hot water (for about 10 minutes) and they are EXACTLY like the onions that McDonald's uses. You can use fresh onions, but it won't taste the same. **MEASURE THE ONIONS AFTER THEY HAVE RE-HYDRATED!!

NOTE: The recipe says that your only supposed to use three very thinly sliced dill pickles, preferably Vlasic.

NOTE: Use the small cheap hamburger buns (here they cost about 89 cents for 8). It takes 1½ buns per sandwich. I cut the crust off of one of the buns to use it for the "center bun" in the sandwich. I preheated the buns for just a couple of minutes in the oven, but that isn't necessary.

NOTE: I hope you try this, it is a lot of fun and no more waiting in line at McDonald's for an inferior sandwich.