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"A Big Smack is my tongue-in-cheek joke," Rach says. It's a cheeseburger inspired by the Big Mac.

Rach likes to serve these burgers with her Nacho Dogs, Chicago Dogs, Swiss Cheese Burgers With Horseradish-Ranch Sauce, Skillet Barbecue Beans AND John's Boozy Coffee Egg Cream Cocktail for the ultimate holiday BBQ menu. 

Ingredients

For the sauce:
  • 1 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt
  • About ¼ to ⅓ cup ketchup
  • 3 tablespoons dill pickle relish
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire
  • Salt and pepper
For the burgers:
  • 2 ¼ to 3 pounds ground beef sirloin (80% lean), or about 1 ½ pounds plant-based meat (Rach likes Impossible)
  • 2 slices yellow American cheese, per patty
  • 6 soft sesame seed buns (Rach likes Big Marty's)
  • 1 small Vidalia or white onion, finely chopped
  • Dill pickle chips
  • ½ head iceberg lettuce, cored and chopped

Yield

Serves: 6

Preparation

Combine sauce ingredients in small bowl.

For beef sirloin, form 6- to 8-ounce patties thinner at center than edges for even cooking.

For plant-based meat, form thin patties, 4 to 5 ounces each, and season with salt and pepper.  

Grill or cook patties in a preheated cast iron skillet over medium-high heat, 7 to 8 minutes, turning occasionally, and melt cheese on patties last 1 to 2 minutes.

To build Big Smack: bun bottom, onions, chopped iceberg lettuce, dill pickle slices to cover surface, patty with American cheese, special sauce, and bun top.