Diner Cheeseburgers with Special Sauce
Thick griddled patties with American cheese and a ketchup-mayo sauce on toasted buns.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 26 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $15.08
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb ground beef (80/20)
- 4 hamburger buns
- 8 american cheese slices
- 4 tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- 4 oz dill pickle spears
- 1 iceberg lettuce
- 2 tbsp salted butter
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/2 yellow onions(optional)
Method
Stir the mayonnaise, ketchup, and 2 tablespoons of finely chopped pickle together for the special sauce.
Divide the beef into four loose patties, pressing a shallow dimple into the center. Season both sides with salt and pepper.
Butter the cut sides of the buns and toast them face down in a skillet until golden. Set aside.
Heat the skillet over medium-high and cook the patties 4 minutes, flip, top each with two slices of cheese, and cook 3 minutes more.
Build the burgers with sauce on both buns, shredded iceberg, the patty, pickle slices, and thin raw onion.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $60.33 | $15.08 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| United Kingdom | £40.01 | £10.00 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Australia | $77.78 | $19.45 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $122.10 | $30.53 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Canada | $117.78 | $29.45 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Mexico | $1,621.42 | $405.36 | 9 of 10 ingredients |
| Greece | 43,85 € | 10,96 € | 8 of 10 ingredients |
| Egypt | ١٬٣٠١٫٦٢ ج.م. | ٣٢٥٫٤١ ج.م. | 8 of 10 ingredients |
| Austria | € 58,38 | € 14,60 | 8 of 10 ingredients |
| Spain | 23,15 € | 5,79 € | 7 of 10 ingredients |
| Germany | 42,53 €* | 10,63 € | 6 of 10 ingredients |
* We have read fewer than seven in ten of these ingredients in that country, so the total is a partial figure and the real one is higher.
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