Big Mac Baos

Name: Big Mac Baos
Prep time: 2 h 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 960 g – chuck steak (or buy 75/25 ground beef); 8 slices - american cheese; 1 cup - iceberg lettuce, thinly sliced; 0.5 onion, julienned; salt; black pepper; 0.5 cup – mayonnaise; 2 tbsp – msg pickles, minced; 1 tbsp – onion, grated; 2 tsp – yellow mustard; 0.5 tsp – white vinegar; 0.5 tsp – paprika; 0.25 tsp – salt; 0.25 tsp – garlic powder; 1 – large cucumber, thinly sliced; 400 g – rice vinegar; 100 g – water; 150 g – sugar; 25 g – salt; 1 tsp – msg; 0.5 tsp – chilli flakes; 350 g – AP flour; 5 g – active dry yeast; 4 g – baking powder; 4 g – salt; 24 g – sugar; 220 g – whole milk

10 steps

Prep:2h 20minCook:10min

A homemade version of the classic Big Mac. With an improved mac sauce and homemade patties, you'll never look at a big mac the same.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:27:19 GMT

Ingredients

8 servings

960gchuck steak

or buy 75/25 ground beef

8slices american cheese

1 cupiceberg lettuce

0.5onion

Instructions

MSG Pickles

Step 1

Cut a cucumber into thin rounds and place in a glass jar.

cucumber1

Step 2

Boil vinegar, water, sugar, salt, msg and chilli flakes. Pour over the cucumbers and let sit for at least an hour before using.

rice vinegar400g

water100g

sugar150g

salt25g

msg1 tsp

chilli flakes½ tsp

Big Mac Sauce

Step 3

Combine mayonnaise, minced msg pickles, grated onion, yellow mustard, white vinegar, paprika, salt, and garlic powder. Let sit for 30 min to allow flavors to develop.

mayonnaise½ cup

pickles2 Tbsp

onion1 Tbsp

yellow mustard2 tsp

white vinegar½ tsp

paprika½ tsp

salt¼ tsp

garlic powder¼ tsp

Burger Patties

Step 4

Grind chuck steak and portion into 60 g balls. (Or just buy 75/25 ground beef).

chuck steak960g

Step 5

In a cast iron pan over high heat, smash sear ground beef balls. Season with salt and black pepper. Flip and top half the beef patties with a slice of American cheese.

salt

black pepper

slices american cheese8

Step 6

Assemble bao with big mac sauce, msg pickles, lettuce, onions, and beef patties.

Baos

Step 7

Mix the yeast, sugar and lukewarm milk (~35 C) and let the mixture sit for 5 minutes.

active dry yeast5g

sugar24g

whole milk220g

Step 8

In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the yeast mixture and knead until a rough dough forms. (~4 minutes). Cover and rest the dough for 1 hour or until the dough doubles in size.

baking powder4g

salt4g

AP flour350g

Step 9

Punch the air out of the dough and divide the dough into 70 g portions. Form each piece into balls. Roll out each ball and brush one side with oil and fold over.

Step 10

Place each bao onto a parchment square and proof it for 15 minutes. Transfer the baos into a steaming basket and steam for 10 minutes.