Homemade Mayonnaise Recipe
Cowbridge Kitchen
About This Recipe
The French have been making Mayonnaise for hundreds of years. Mayonnaise is a sauce made from fresh egg yolks and olive oil.
All it takes a bit of time and effort to make this delicious mayonnaise.
Mayonnaise is used today in many dishes and recipes, we use mayonnaise to make Potato Salad, Coleslaw and even mix it with Tuna for a tasty sandwich filling. In fact, mayonnaise is an ingredient in many recipes.
In the USA mayo is used as a spread for putting on bread, much like we use butter here in the UK.
10 mins Prep time
No Cooking time
Time
This is based on a 28g serving
Enough for the average dipping pot
Calories: 190
Protein: 0.3g
Fat: 21g (High)
Carbohydrates: 0.2g
Fiber: N/A
Sugar: 0.2g
Nutrition
Servings
Anybody can have a go at this recipe, even a novice can make this
Difficulty
Mayonnaise is used like butter in the USA, Americans love this stuff. Here in the UK we use it more as a sauce.
Cost to make:
£3.05 / $3.86(Est.)
Equipment:
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How To Make Mayonnaise
Making Mayonnaise is probably not something that most people consider attempting. But you know what, it is really very simple to make and just two eggs will make a whole load of mayonnaise.
Mayonnaise, colloquially referred to as "mayo" is not just a thick creamy sauce, it is also the base for many other sauces such as Tartar Sauce.
So who created mayonnaise ? In short, the French and it seems to have appeared around 1806. Other sauces in this category include, Hollandaise sauce and Bearnaise sauce.
Cuisine:French
ingredients
200 ml olive Oil
2 teaspoons Dijon Mustard
4 teaspoons Lemon Juice
Cooking Instructions
- Separate the eggs , so that you have two egg yolks in a mixing bowl.
- Add the Dijon Mustard and whisk together so as to combine the flavour of the mustard with the eggs.
- Slowly start adding in the Oil a bit at a time , whisking continuously.
- When all of the oil is mixed in and the mayonnaise is thick add your lemon juice to flavour the mayonnaise.
- Continue whisking this in until the mayonnaise is a light and creamy consistency.
- You can use this straight away or you can put it into an airtight container and refrigerate for upto two weeks.
Try using different types of oil, this will give the Mayonnaise a different flavour.
