Homemade Herbonnaise Herb Garlic Mayonnaise

Here is my experiment and first attempt at making homemade mayonnaise.

Mayo is an emulsion of oil which is tiny oil droplets suspended in some other kind of liquid, usually an acidic one like lemon juice or vinegar.  Lecithin found in egg yolks and mustard help to chemically stabilize the emulsion.  Air incorporated into the mix makes it light and creamy.

CAUTION: Use of kitchen appliances with blades that spin in excess of 2 billion rpms is dangerous.  Know what you are doing in the kitchen and clean up the mess afterwards.

Step 1: A few things from the pantry...

You will need:

Juice of half a lemon

A squirt of mustard

An egg yolk, use the egg white in another recipe

Oil, the usual bland vegetable oil

Salt and pepper

And for the added zip, you can add:

minced clove of garlic

minced leafy herbs like parsley, choose a good herb to pair with the food the mayo will be used on

Note that I don't usually measure anything when I cook.  Get a feel for what works.

Comments

[Mike73]

I love the "Get a feel for what works". That's what I do when making BBQ-Sauce :-)

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[jessyratfink]

This sounds pretty tasty!