As recipes go, nothing is more essential than Mayonnaise. Imagine if you will a nice club sandwich with out mayonnaise. I know sacrilege right? And to further the issue – homemade mayonnaise is so easy to make. With ingredients you have in your pantry, or refrigerator you can make this essential sauce.
As always this recipe is cost conscious – as you can have a gallon of this stuff at pennies a serving. Save your money and keep a more flavorful mayonnaise in your refrigerator.
My favorite base Mayonnaise came from Bon Appétit – here it goes:
Ingredients:
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon salt – plus more to taste
- 3/4 cup canola oil, divided
Method:
- Combine your yolk, lemon juice, vinegar, mustard and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl.
- Whisk this until blended and has a hue of a bright yellow. This should take about 30 seconds.
- Using 1/4 teaspoon measure and whisking constantly, add 1/4 cup oil to the yolk mixture, a few drops at a time, about 4 minutes. Gradually adding the remaining 1/2 cup oil in a very slow, thin stream.
- After about 8 minutes of whisking, you will see your mayonnaise will be lighter in color. This will be thicker, this is your sign to stop.
- Cover and chill.
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