I am the master of mayonnaise!

[elfs]

No, really, mayonnaise is just about this easy:

• 1 tsp dijon mustard
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 cup of olive oil
• one tbsp lemon juice or sherry vinegar

Now, the trick is that you need the following tools: a hand-blender with whisk attachment and accompanying scaled cylinder container, and an emptied clean soy sauce bottle.

Fill the soy sauce bottle with olive oil. Put the egg yolk and the mustard in the bottom of the hand-blender cylinder, sit down and hold the cylinder between your knees, because when it starts to stiffen it's gonna kick. Start blending the yolk and mustard, and as you do so add the olive oil. The soy sauce bottle won't let you add it very fast, so it's safe just to tip it in and watch it vaporize against the spinning whisk.

At first, it'll seem liquid, but as you add more the miracle of mayonnaise will happen and you'll get stiff, delicious stuff. The moment you're out of olive oil, tip in the acidifier (the lemon juice or vinegar) and the mixture will turn from yellow to white, indicating that it's ready to go.

It's so mind-bogglingly easy, I don't get why it scares some people.

Comments

[shunra.livejournal.com]

I second the food processor. I love the way the sound changes when the emulsion solidifies...

I've played around with the type and quantity of the acid quantity, the various additions (dill! dill!) and the temperature of the egg.

Room temperature rules.

[featheredfrog.livejournal.com]

http://www.ancientpond.com/recipes/enhanced_mayo.html