Are BIG MAC Smash Tacos Worth Making? 🍔 🌮

[@emmymade]

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[@golfwidow]

For years, till I got the special sauce formula, I just used bottled Thousand Island for my Big Mac dupes.

[@toddhastings3376]

Mustard

[@WebHead18]

Sweet BBQ sauce

[@kellymorris9706]

I love using homemade zaxby's sauce for smash burgers! But tonight is going to be big mac sauce just so I can try it with the rehydrated dried minced onion :)

[@elizabethschible7595]

I mix mayo, ketchup, mustard and A1 steak sauce together for hamburgers. I take the A1 out for my hot dog

[@marka2276]

Every time I see a trending recipe I think “I can’t wait for the Emmy review” cause in Emmy we trust! ❤

[@ZenaidaRoxas-yk8pp]

True

[@jenmerkley1642]

Fun fact...in France, French dressing is known as American dressing.

[@frenchtoastemergency]

That’s completely delightful!

[@kayv.d.4656]

In Germany French Dressing is also known as American Dressing haha

[@olgakim4848]

Or just dressing?

[@AnniCarlsson]

Same with a few other things. A french balcony is not called that in France. French seems when sewing is english seem in France

[@Mikygal12]

I thought it will be call dressing from here

[@lyn1.6]

It looks really good. One thing about the Big Ma sauce, a guy who use to be a corporate chef for McDonald's showed how to make Big Mac sauce and said that the sauce doesn't have any ketchup. He said that the color comes from paprika.

[@ltrigga219]

I love that you rehydrated dehydrated onions, since that was absolutely what Mickey D’s did waaaay back in the day. They may still, now that I think about it.

[@Grungy1]

Still do. I work at McDonald's. And I am the guy who does the prep

[@ltrigga219]

@@Grungy1 that’s wild! Ah, tradition. Thanks for the info!

[@goblingirlbeauty]

There are two types of french dressing. One is darker red in color and sweeter (also known as "Catalina French". The other is orange, and has less sugar.

[@SweeetAdeline]

So, if you are adding sugar, then probably use the regular french dressing, not Catalina.

[@kathynurks4379]

Here in Australia, French dressing is a sweet vinaigrette. I'm originally from the states & in almost 30 yrs here, I've never seen the American style French dressing.

[@sunnyscott4876]

I love Catalina dressing. Restaurants don't offer it. But it is very delicious.

[@julia_newsome.t]

@@kathynurks4379same in New Zealand, we have French dressing, but it’s not creamy 🤷‍♀️

[@elizabethmccoy272]

I never knew that. I knew about Catalina from my Grandparents from Cynthiana Kentucky…when I think about how they said Catalina and i was not imagining French. Grandma liked ranch Grandpa liked Catalina LOL

[@shannonschoening2035]

My 4-year old saw this video and was like “Emmy!!!” She watches your videos every night before bed, the ones with your brother are her favorites!!! She even learned to say “itadakimasu” so she can say it the same time as you!!!

[@emmymade]

Aww...💖

[@nunyabiznuss3040]

​@@emmymade We miss Wee!

[@michaeljoy6945]

Beautiful! Couldn't agree more about the onions. Onions and salt make their plain burgers the best. Thanks.

[@Linda7647]

While I love Big Macs, one of my favorite things to order from McDonald's is the regular ole hamburger. I'll often get 2 of them and that's all I'll have. Maybe a small fry as well, if I'm in the mood.

[@bopetbosap]

Totally agree with you Emmy, the onion flavour is key with McD's flavours! My lazy Big Mac sauce dupe is some onion powder rehydrated with a bit of white vinegar (for speed), then mixed with mostly mayo, some mustard, relish, and a bit of ketchup (all to taste). And, another recipe I tried for their sweet and sour sauce was mostly apricot jam with onion powder.

[@suburbantrapqueen]

Mac sauce also has French dressing in it

[@Specksilver]

French Dressing also comes in a much redder version(you were correct) some areas also have a Russian dressing is the redder one. If you mix your McDressing the night before you can put your dehydrated onions into the mixture and they will soak up the moisture from there which also allows your onion flavor to thoroughly mix into the dressing. Half my family is allergic to raw onions, so we either have to cook til translucent or use dehydrated

[@deedrole5296]

Catalina dressing is usually very red orange..french is more orange red typically

[@jenmik]

Here in Sweden they have something called American burger dressing, that is totally Big Mac sauce. I love it!

[@scandisnowgirl3696]

It’s basically just 1,000 island dressing. I find it nasty though 😂

[@redacro1]

Hi Emmy. I love this idea of smashing but I am going to share my Big Mac dressing recipe with you. Yours is probably good but to get the actual signature taste of a big mac is the smoked paprika in the dressing. Try it and see if you like it as well or better. Big Mac Dressing Ingredients: 2 Tlbs. of the diced dill pickle 1/2 cup of mayonnaise 2 tsp of mustard 1 tsp white vinegar 1/2 tsp smoked paprika Sweetener of choice to equal 1 1/2 tbls of sugar or just use sugar Add all dressing ingredients into a bowl and whisk till fully blended. Set dressing in fridge until needed.

[@SetoKaiba342]

how long does it keep

[@ldavis7809]

Thank you Emmy! Looks great. The redder French dressing that you're thinking of might be the Catalina dressing, but I rarely see it.

[@SavygeNytemare]

I worked at McDonald’s and the Big Mac sauce is just thousand island dressing. Not much of a secret when you pull out a giant pack of thousand island to refill the Big Mac sauce bottles.

[@SandmanFightingSys]

My only issue is when you introduce raw meat to the tortilla you’ve already possibly contaminated the tortillas because even if the meat gets cooked, the bacteria soaked into the tortilla doesn’t. Cook the meat smash style then add it to the tortilla, if you then wish to cook onions , cheese etc then add it and put it under the broiler for several minutes or so.

[@filipekc]

The pickle moment hahahahah Haven’t we all done something like that? Emmy is so relatable!

[@emmymade]

🧡

[@stacym735]

Just as I was sitting here, making kind of a frowny face and muttering, "no pickle?".... Then came our Emmy's "pickle moment," and I laughed so hard I startled the cat! :D

[@madcatjo]

If you're in Australia, Coles "Special Burger Sauce" is very, very, very close to the Big Mac sauce. They also have "Special Burger Pickles" which are the same. ❤

[@WhatSmellsLikeToast]

I still put beets on my burgers because of my experience at Mackers in AUS! You guys know how to live

[@murasaki9]

I love love LOVE these videos. They are so much fun to watch.

[@EvelynRobinson22]

My cousin said she was making these with her kids, when we bumped into them in the supermarket 😂 i had never heard of them, but they sound & look good!

[@robertharris7502]

One thing in particular about French dressing that is technically French is that to make it, one always starts out with one generous dollop of Dijon mustard. Just something random I read someplace about it.

[@jenny-pm8tl]

Just a couple of nights ago my daughter made these for supper, using flour tor tortillas. They were so good! The burger is crispy, and with the other ingredients added in, is was perfect. I love love a Big Mac, but I always end up with a hot mess. We don’t have any fast food restaurants where I live, the middle of nowhere, but these smash burgers are delicious.

[@shawnholbrook7278]

I agree, big macs are delicious, I use thousand island dressing though. Wow, I am gonna try this for my fam. Thanks Emmy!

[@dianadavis6512]

Catalina dressing is more red. It is similar to French, just a bit tangier/ more acidic. 😊

[@SophieSweetandSour]

I've only recently (like in the past year) tried the Big Mac and I am obsessed!! I get it every time now!!

[@calvinwayneweir2007]

The red French dressing is Catalina French

[@Larchkty0324]

Big mac sauce is mayo 1 cup, mustard 1tsp, vinegar 1/2 tsp, sweet pickle relish 1tsp, onion powder 1/2 tsp, garlic powder 1/2 tsp, and paprika 1/2 tsp.

[@wigglyfruit4708]

Ahhhhh Que lindo! Those are the best tortillas. Even better than the little corn ones. Anyway their cute and delicious. Their like the jumbo flour ones piped out a baby

[@lainiegrantman2935]

Emmy, i just made these 3 nights ago for supper. My husband is diabetic so we used the low carb tortillas. Whole family loved it.

[@vickimorgan8646]

That's the right color for creamy French dressing. Regular French dressing is a touch redder but the red ones are Russian or Catalina dressing.

[@kosh2001]

I totally agree with the rehydrated minced onions!

[@mickeyscott7479]

I have been making Big Mac, Whopper and Rodeo Burger grilled wraps for years. I have also done a tribute to my hometown of Rochester, NY and made a Garbage Wrap which consists of a Cheeseburger, home fries, Mac salad, onions, hot sauce (meat sauce), mustard and ketchup.

[@golfwidow]

I don't usually do salt and MSG together; in fact, I'm more apt to use MSG alone, because it's less likely to raise my husband's blood pressure, but I also think it makes food taste savory enough without needing salt as well. However, for this I might use furikake instead, to get the saltiness but also a little added sweetness and some sesame to compensate for the missing bun.

[@arnbrandy]

I don't know how much these tacos taste like Big Mac, but this idea of cooking the ground beef in the tortilla sounds really practical!

[@rachele5641]

More MRE taste tests? Love your videos!

[@cassiemccarty2790]

Question? What’s MSG? Is it a flavoring that’s in Big Macs? I’m def going to try this recipe. ❤❤❤ love your channel. French dressing is very orangish but the creamy is a lighter color. French is my absolute favorite dressing. Yum. I thought the Big Mac had thousand island sauce. 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@jenniferbabuca]

Mono sodium glutamate. It’s a flavor enhancer. Use very sparingly.

[@bink_9833]

I love the sweet flavor of their bread. When I was a kid I used to take the caramel from my apples. And rip the top of my cheeseburger bun, and then dip the bread in the caramel 😂 my mom thought it was so weird but it was great

[@jessien5463]

That is completely genius what the heck 😂

[@michaelad48]

YUMMMMM, LOOKS SOOOOOOOO SOOOOOOOO DELICIOUS EMMY. 😊😊😊😊😊

[@surrealgnome4956]

Your whale shirt has always been my favorite 🖤 I love your videos, can't believe it's been over 10 years since I started watching you for your candy kits!

[@OYJluv]

"Dont forget the pickles" bubble bass spongebob scene.

[@sdennen]

I'm glad someone said it! LOL

[@xtraflo]

I just thought of doing this the other day! I had the burger cooked and looking for Buns when I thought about cutting the patty in half and using a Tortilla shell. It fits perfectly!!

[@bemrfan0108]

Happy Summer Emmy Your Beautiful as Always ❤💕

[@sandraadams4697]

Often when it comes down to how something tastes it's the sauce or gravy, it makes all the difference, bet if you made a batch of the sauce and kept it in a bottle in the fridge your kids would love it. Love your vlogs especially the MRE ones, take care T.T.F.N. xx

[@jeanneg7430]

The reddish French dressing usually has the word Catalina in the title (Catalina French Dressing). It's sweeter & a maybe a bit more vinegary.

[@blumberg1982]

Emmy, you are my favorite content content creator!

[@gigidodson]

If you use miracle whip vs mayo you dont need the sugar or vinegar. The big mac sauce recipe ive used for a few decades i got from Phil Donahue in the 80s. Miracle Whip French dressing. The orange one. Not Catalina the redder one. Pickle relish Dehydrated onion. Thats it. Its perfect.

[@stormarcher5774]

Looks like a great idea. If you're doing low carb, there are low carb tortillas available which makes this a great variation of using lettuce wrapped burgers. Growing up, I loved French dressing. I always had to make it from scratch and it was usually a red-ish color from the ketchup. making the dressing from scratch also makes it so you can control the carb content.

[@darcyjorgensen5808]

Yes, it’s all about those rehydrated dried minced onions. (Well, and the the pickles.)

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

Neat! Never seen this idea b4, totally going to try it this weekend, thanks again for another meal night idea, you keep rockin my world, best food youtuber ever!!!!

[@E.D.333]

Thank you for the link to the McMenu pdf! I've already written down the "Special Sauce" recipe and shared it. 😊

[@SikrosSpencer]

Emmy you’re the greatest!!!! Xoxo

[@CatCo37]

Made these and my husband and I enjoyed them!

[@asuniqueasthespellingofmyn1124]

My kiddos bday is tomorrow. These sound great.

[@jayoneill1533]

I can’t wait to try this! As you were assembling the Big Mac taco I kept asking my screen “Where’s the pickle? Don’t forget the pickle!” No need to fear, Amy heard our lament and she came through… as always!

[@lisapop5219]

I haven't seen orangy French dressing in years. It sux because I use it in a specific recipe and the creamy isn't the same

[@jamiecee4960]

Need to try that. I love big Macs. Looks yummy.

[@lifeonwheels5756]

Big Mac sauce is more of thousand island salad dressing, not French where I live in the states

[@corky8490]

These quickly became a staple in my meal planning! 😋

[@teedogg246]

We’ve cut all fast foods, and cook alternatives at home. We ALL feel better because of it. We eat these once a week with homemade Mac sauce.

[@mikeh3334]

made these twice. absolutely fire and super easy.

[@karikelly2797]

I think you might be thinking of Russian dressing. It is a dark red with black pepper flecks and is sweet and vinegary as well. I have seen it labeled as French at salad bars, tho. I think the taco version was also missing rehydrated onions, Emmy.

[@lindacassell1979]

Catalina dressing is more red French is more mixture of yellow and red

[@ronman33]

I haven't read all the comments, but has anyone anywhere ever pointed out that this is the homemade version of the Jack in the Box taco? Go to Jack In The Box order a taco that is what you get the only difference is the shell won't be baked it will be deep fried.

[@shirtshine73blitz]

In Northern California and Nevada we have a fast food place called Jimboys. The serve a Taco Burger that is very like this but includes Queso Fresco.

[@netgear4232]

You might be thinking of Catalina dressing; I always mix the 2 up. But I thought that Big Mac sauce was more Thousand Island-y.

[@amarettefigueroa6332]

The dressing you are thinking of, that’s more red, is Catalina!

[@stanleyhape8427]

Love the video. I've made other trendy Big Macs..pizza , dip and soup. Over the hype.

[@ilonadever8249]

I don't care about duplicating the Big Mac taste, but I love smash burgers. This just looks like fun and an easy, neat way to make and eat them!

[@kamaaha]

@emmymade How did you balance your yellow Dutch oven on the orange one until 4:48?😁

[@cinb9145]

I've seen Sweet Hawaiian street taco flour tortillas, maybe that would add a bread-like sweetness?

[@ItsaMe69]

Try Korean raw marinated crab! Would love to see a video of it❤️

[@onlymebaby.9249]

Never heard of them. Let's listen to see if I want one. Why do i trust Emmy so much? ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jamesfriesen191]

I've always subbed Thousand Island dressing for Big Mac Sauce, but that homemade sauce looks interesting, so I will have to try it next time.

[@dandanjordan]

Big Mac Sauce 1/4 cup mayo 1 tbsp French Dressing 1 tbsp relish

[@dabasart]

I would make this more of a taco with big mac vibes. Taco seasoning in the burger, make a pickle de gallo, add a lil chipotle pepper into the mac sauce. Best of both worlds!

[@dandanjordan]

1/4 cup mayo 1 tbsp Italian dressing 1 tbsp relish Onion powder

[@donpace6405]

Catalina french dressing is red it is put out by kraft.

[@musicdad]

This looks delicious. I can't wait to try this at home. Love the video, except for the 2 minute ad at the beginning.

[@spliffdelakong5422]

Big mac sauce is just thousand island dressing just so you know. Definitely gonna try and make it the way you did though.

[@CulinaryCentury]

I can't wait to try this idea

[@therewillbecatswithgwenhwyfar]

Yesssssssssss! The rehydrated onions!

[@emmymade]

SO key.

[@andreaelliott728]

Tried these and they were YUMMY!!

[@ghw7192]

I have used tortillas instead of loaf bread for years and now they can replace buns! Great idea, Emmy!

[@manda_lynn75]

I have a question about the big mac sauce according to the one that went out by someone whose associated with the company that recipe says Kraft Miracle Whip and Mayo.. as is says they use Sweet and Dill relish does omitting any of them make a huge difference in the taste? For example not adding the Miracle Whip or Dill relish...

[@BeeRumblin13]

Just buy burger sauce from the condiment isle of any grocery store in the U.S. All the brands of it are pretty close to Mac sauce and cheaper .

[@kathybray7156]

Yum what a great idea thankyou❤😂

[@qdav5]

I've tried that sauce recipe before, and I think it's a little better if you refrigerate it for at least 8 hours before serving.

[@jeremytruckenmiller4374]

you should have stacked the tortillas with the meat and the inner stuff and granted yes not as tall as the big mac and i rather have fresh onions than the rehydrated onions (in my opinion)

[@IrenePaylor]

We made these tonight but used ground Turkey and you couldn't tell the difference and will make them again and again.

[@Sweetrottenapple]

Thank you for the pdf Emmy! You are great

[@ssliger11]

This was a hit. Thank you. Swapped out the tortilla for naan bread.

[@VeXu666]

just came to think that you could easily add sesame seeds to the tortilla if you make it from scratch and get pretty close to the big mac taste. People often forget that the sesame seeds do add to the flavor of big mac indeed.

[@rockkevinrock]

McD's always made such a big deal out of saying that there's a sesame seed bun so I think your recipe could also include some sesame seeds as a final garnish?

[@littlefurnace]

A Big Maco? Sounds amazing

[@paulthescorpio]

OMG that looks amazing!!

[@sarahveronica301]

Gonna have to try this!

[@jordanwright2030]

I miss the Mac wraps

[@05gtdriver]

I think Flatbread would work better in helping with the saltiness of how it tastes because of the flour tortilla's inability to mask the salty meat.

[@puggirl415]

Yes pita bread, flatbread, even naan bread could all be used I'd think.

[@louniece1650]

Wish-Bone French dressing is reddish. I do remember French dressings as being reddish, but it wasn't til you mentioned it that I realized French dressings no longer seem to be reddish anymore. More orange-yellow. Hmm. 😏

[@mishaa7263]

I appreciate how Emmy talks proper with no vocal fry like everyone else