The history of sandwiches is not new. Few of us have the ability to eat properly daily. This takes time, which is so lacking in an ordinary modern person. Therefore, it is a sandwich in all its variations - the only way out when you need a quick and, if possible, a tight snack. It's no secret that the largest fast food chain in the world is McDonald's. It is his original novelties that sometimes save us in difficult situations. One of the worthy representatives of this fast food is considered to be Big Mac.
Successful combination
No one will argue that the Big Mac is, in fact, just a complicated sandwich. It is prepared from the most common products, but the highlight is different. All these ingredients are selected in such a way that emphasize the taste qualities of each other. It is clear that the bun will be softer and tastier if soaked in a delicate sauce, and a juicy cutlet in perfect harmony with a fresh vegetable salad. And the "Big Mac" successfully combines all these nuances. Particular attention is paid to the sauce. Indeed, without it, this complex design would be a banal sandwich: either a sandwich or a hamburger. In stores, it is made on special equipment: stoves, stoves, ovens. In addition, cooks pre-harvest chopped ingredients. All this makes it possible to put production on a real stream. Still would! But how else to satisfy the requests of hundreds of customers who are lining up in multi-meter lines to acquire this miracle of cooking?
Tiered pleasure
Before starting cooking, make sure that all products are in place. For one "super-burger" you will need:
- 2 buns with sesame seeds ;
- 2 beef cutlets;
- slice of hard cheese;
- 3 slices of pickled cucumber;
- a couple of tablespoons of sauce (specially prepared);
- 2 teaspoons chopped onions;
- a quarter cup of lettuce (washed, dried and chopped).
For the sauce you must have:
- half a glass of any mayonnaise;
- a tablespoon of brine (sweet);
- a couple of tablespoons of salad French sauce;
- 1 teaspoon of sugar and vinegar (white);
- half a teaspoon of garlic and onion powder, the same amount of mustard and paprika.
Now you can start cooking Big Mac:
- At the very beginning, in a blender you need to mix all the ingredients of the sauce to a uniform consistency. Put the mass in the refrigerator for about an hour.
- Cut the buns lengthwise into 2 parts and make toasts from them. Fry the upper parts (with sesame seeds) on one side only.
- Grind the leaves of lettuce as much as possible, and cut the onion into cubes.
- Fry 2 cutlets on both sides, flattening them to 0.5-0.8 centimeters.
Now you can start assembling the product. The design will look like this:
- a bun richly greased with sauce;
- salad;
- cheese;
- cutlet;
- bow;
- bun, also coated with sauce;
- salad;
- cucumber;
- cutlet;
- bow;
- top of the bun (with sesame seeds).
Mix for every taste
Usually, cooks in stores do not extend about the components and semi-finished products from which they have to cook. They try to keep secret what is happening in the kitchen. Therefore, inquisitive craftsmen are trying to independently solve the composition of the famous product. What is the Big Mac? There is only one recipe, but it has many varieties. The main ingredients are well known, but some have their own characteristics. So, for example, a regular Iceberg is quite suitable as a salad. With the same success, you can use any other leafy greens. It is best to take cheddar from cheeses; it is ideal for taste. But, by and large, you can take a cut of almost any hard cheese. When choosing cucumbers, it is better to stay on the gherkins. They crunch pleasantly and noticeably refresh. Onions also do not cause special problems. The main thing is a bun, cutlet and sauce. Bread should be thin, soft, slightly sweet and plentifully sprinkled with sesame seeds. For cutlets, it is better to take meat fatter, so that after frying it is not too dry. And sauce is a special secret of the company. Even knowing all its components, there is no guarantee that the result will be desired. Some use a simplified version, mixing ketchup with mayonnaise and chopped onions, but in this case a completely different product is obtained.
As easy as pie
Sometimes, looking at some culinary works, it seems that it is almost impossible to repeat this. But do not lose heart. The secret to making a Big Mac has long been revealed. There are even several options for its preparation. For one of them you will need:
- half a kilogram of minced beef;
- packaging for hamburger buns;
- one onion;
- a couple of fresh tomatoes;
- two pickled cucumbers ;
- packing hard cheese in plates and sauce.
Preparing such a product is a pleasure:
- Fry thin cutlets from cooked minced meat.
- Cut the buns in half and fry the lower part in a toaster.
- Lay the products in layers: bun - salad - cutlet - cheese - tomato - cucumber - onion - sauce. It turned out a pyramid, which remains only to cover the top not fried part of the roll. That's it, the fragrant burger is ready!
It is not much different from the product from McDonald's. And if you can find all the necessary ingredients for a special sauce, it will turn out even tastier.
Master class from a specialist
Specialists say that Big Mac at home is as easy to make as any other product. For this, it is not necessary to have special devices and special knowledge. The main thing is to have the right products at hand, and dexterity and desire to do their job. Why is McDonald's so fast? Yes, because the whole team works there, and the necessary components are always available. For example, at home for the preparation of meatballs, you first need to make minced meat, and in the store for this there is a frozen semi-finished product that can only be heated in the oven. The necessary vegetables and herbs are already pre-sliced and a spicy sauce is pre-cooked. By the way, according to the representative of the company itself, its composition is quite simple: mayonnaise, mustard, sweet cucumber pickle, onions, garlic in granules and a little paprika for color. The rest of the standard procedure with layers is repeated exactly. Some are convinced that the home option is better, as it contains less food additives and flavorings. May be. But here the choice is made by the buyer.