Why it worked
The video offers a creative and visually appealing take on a popular fast-food item, presented as a healthier alternative. The "sweet potato as the burrito" concept is novel and likely sparked curiosity.
Summary
The video demonstrates how to make a "Big Mac Burtato" by using a sweet potato as the bun. It involves cooking ground beef with onions, scooping out a sweet potato, filling it with the beef mixture, adding Big Mac sauce, lettuce, and cheese, then pan-frying it.
Structure
- 1Cook onions and ground beef mixture
- 2Scoop out sweet potato
- 3Fill sweet potato with beef mixture and sauce
- 4Add lettuce and cheese
- 5Pan-fry the Burtato
Product placement
McDonald's: APPEARS - a watermark/logo in the video, removing it would not change what happens in the video.
Trader Joe's Extra Virgin Olive Oil: APPEARS - a bottle is visible in the background, removing it would not change what happens in the video.
Original caption
Big Mac Burtato WALKTHROUGH🚨🚨🚨 Save this and try it out to start hitting your goals in your sleep. Lmk what burtato you wanna see next STEPS 1. Brown onions in a pan, then add the ground beef mix and cook it down 2. Scoop out a sweet potato for the Big Mac bun and save the insides for later 3. Pack in the ground beef mix, then add the homemade Big Mac sauce 4. Top with lettuce and seal it with 1.5 slices of provolone (this was a massive one) 5. Flip after a couple minutes and once it's shining we dining….finish with sesame seeds on top (optional) INGREDIENTS Beef and cheese mix (prepped ahead, enough for the week): • 2 lbs ground beef • 4 slices cheddar • 5 slices provolone (I fit about 7oz in the potato) 1 additional slice of provolone to seal the burtato Burtato build: • 1 sweet potato • Shredded lettuce • 1.5 slices provolone • Sesame seeds (optional) Big Mac yogurt sauce: • 110g Fage low-fat yogurt • 34g sugar-free ketchup • 15g mustard • 1 small pickle, diced • Splash of pickle juice, to taste/consistency #highprotein #sweetpotatorecipe #healthyburrito #easymealprep #sweetpotato